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More of Japan's non-Japanese are living on welfare
The number of non-Japanese here relying on social welfare has grown significantly over the past decade, a labor ministry official said Monday, as the elderly in their ranks increase at a rapid pace. A monthly average of 47,058 households with at least one non-Japanese member ...
Did press reports of a lawsuit spur an amendment to the welfare ministry's policy on benefits?
On Jan. 16, the Fukushima District Court ruled in favor of a woman and her daughter who had sued the city of Fukushima for cutting their welfare benefits. When the woman’s daughter was in high school, the woman received a grant scholarship to help ...
Japan to boost safety at shelters for the needy in wake of deadly Sapporo fire
The government approves a bill to improve fire safety at shelters for the needy after a blaze killed 11 people at such a facility in Sapporo about a week ago.
Trump camp may target immigrants seeking permanent residency who get food aid, other benefits
The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they have received certain public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply restrict legal immigration. The Department of Homeland Security has ...
Japan's welfare ministry drafting bill to limit people on dole to generic drugs
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is drafting a bill to limit people on welfare to the use of generic drugs as health care costs continue to climb.
Number of households in Japan on welfare hit record high in October
The number of households in Japan receiving welfare increased by 634 in October from the previous month to hit a record high of 1,642,907, up for the sixth straight month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced. The growth reflects an increase in ...
Trump plans to huddle with GOP Hill leaders at Camp David in January to set agenda before midterms
Eager for more legislative achievements before Washington's focus shifts to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump plans to open the new year by meeting with Republican congressional leaders to map out the 2018 legislative agenda, the White House said. After returning to Washington from Florida, ...
U.K. homelessness deemed 'national crisis' blamed on fall in benefits and social housing
Volunteers at a drop-in center in north London hand out food, health care and advice to homeless people as they do every Christmas — except that this year, the numbers needing help have reached crisis point. At a school emptied of children for the holidays, ...
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry warns that 67 percent of all households on welfare will see the monthly payments reduced in 2018.
Welfare ministry panel looks to cut livelihood aid for poor by 13.7%
An advisory body to the welfare ministry has made proposals on the reduction of livelihood assistance for households on welfare, including cutting the aid by up to 13.7 percent. In a report it drew up last week, the Social Security Council subgroup also called for ...
NHK to discuss possible subscription fee cut for needy families
NHK's board of directors plan to discuss discounted viewing fees for needy families in its next three-year business plan from fiscal 2018. The fee-reduction measure was unveiled by the public broadcaster's chairman, Susumu Ishihara, on Tuesday after a meeting of its decision-making board. The governing body ...
Japan’s welfare ministry argues for shift in spending to younger generations from retirees
White paper says current system offers better benefits for the elderly as more young people struggle with low incomes.
