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As social security, defense expenses continue to rise, Cabinet OKs record ¥101 trillion draft budget
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday approved a record-high ¥101.46 trillion draft budget for fiscal 2019, topping ¥100 trillion for the first time amid swelling social security and defense expenses, meaning Japan remains far from consolidating its battered fiscal health despite ...
Trump administration moves to restrict immigrants who use public benefits
The Trump administration Saturday said it would propose making it harder for foreigners to come to the United States or remain there if they have received or are likely to receive public benefits such as food aid, public housing or Medicaid. The proposed regulation from ...
Macron targets French welfare spending as deficit pressure rises
French President Emmanuel Macron's government will tackle social spending in the next wave of its reforms as weaker than expected growth puts pressure on the budget deficit, the prime minister said on Sunday. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said in an interview in Le Journal du ...
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, ...
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.
