A sharp increase in refugee applications equivalent to those on welfare， with a four-person household receiving 348，000 yen per month the 300 million yen welfare budget is insufficient， and the number of people increases 3．2 times， from 204 to 658
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 15th that the number of recipients of “protection benefits” paid by the government to refugee applicants who are in financial difficulty rose sharply to 658 people last year, and the total amount paid out reached 327 million yen, about 1.7 times that of the previous year. ■Maximum of 340,000 yen per month for a four-person household According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, protection benefits are a national measure system that began in 1983. During the first review period for refugee recognition, the system is aimed at people who are “determined to be in financial difficulty and in need of protection, such as having no income and lacking food, clothing, and shelter,” and is said to be similar to domestic welfare benefits. In addition to living expenses, housing expenses are provided as necessary, and medical expenses are generally paid at actual cost within the scope of insurance coverage. Living expenses are determined based on the level of welfare benefits, with monthly payments of 72,000 yen for those 12 years of age or older and half the amount for those under 12 years of age. Housing expenses are 40,000 yen per month for single people, with a maximum of 60,000 yen per household. As a result, the total amount of the payment will be a maximum of 112,000 yen per month for single people and 348,000 yen for four-person households.
The number of recipients of protection benefits in fiscal 2023 will reach 658, a sharp increase of about 3.2 times from 204 in the previous fiscal year. As a result, the initial budget of 231 million yen for protection benefits was not enough, so it was included in the supplementary budget, bringing the total to 327 million yen.
On the other hand, in the case of “provisionally released persons” who have been temporarily released from immigration facilities while refusing to be deported for illegal residence, etc., many of them are working illegally. Nobuo Okunoki, the mayor of Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, where Kurds live, has requested the government to create a system that allows provisionally released persons to work.
■The number of refugee applicants has increased dramatically under the Democratic Party government
The number of refugee applicants has increased dramatically from about 1,800 in 2011 to a peak of about 20,000 in 2017. On the other hand, protection benefits have been consistently decreasing for the 10 years from fiscal 2011 to fiscal 2020.
According to a source, in May 2009, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ran out of protection funds, and more than 100 people had their benefits terminated, drawing criticism from support groups. In response to this, the Democratic Party government, which took office in September of the same year, began a system in April of the following year, 2010, that allowed all refugee applicants to work.
As a result, the number of applications increased dramatically, with people thinking, “If you apply for refugee status, you can work,” while the number of recipients of protection funds decreased. However, since January 2018, when this system ended, the number of applicants has also dropped dramatically.
Fraudulent receipt of protection funds and false applications have also become a problem. In February 2012, a Turkish factory worker living in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, was arrested for defrauding protection funds by falsely claiming to have no income, despite having income and savings. For details, see the source 2024/7/15
Apparently Chinese bastards are rushing to the government office to apply for welfare as soon as they arrive at the airport in Japan. There are people guiding them to get their applications approved. They should just limit it to Japanese nationality quickly. Are they crazy?
Can’t they make it a condition that I must start working within 24 months? If I can get six times the national pension, I’ll just stay here until I die without working.
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