0001@Old Man Friends Club ★.Jul. 25, 2024 (Thu) 11:31:27.19ID:INwb/Fmc9
A survey has revealed that rising prices have led to a significant decline in food donations received by food banks across the country, which distribute food free of charge to people in poverty. There are concerns that this will have an impact on aid in the future. [Omitted] The desperate needs of people who use food banks This survey also included questions about the living conditions of food assistance recipients as seen through food assistance (multiple answers allowed). The responses paint a picture of dire living conditions. Among those receiving food aid from their own organization (including indirect aid through other aid organizations), 23 people said that there were people whose “mental and physical health was seriously impaired due to malnutrition,” 39 people said that there were people who “lived on one meal a day,” 25 people said that there were people who “had not eaten anything for more than three days,” and 2 people said that there were people who “had not eaten anything for more than a week.” These responses show that food banks’ food assistance activities are barely managing to keep people living in extreme poverty, with their lives at risk of being put at risk of dying. In such a situation, if food aid were to stop, it could lead to a rapid increase in starvation and suicide. [Omitted] In the free-form comment section, people wrote things like, “I only have 300 yen in cash,” and “I drink rainwater.” I live in a vinyl greenhouse. Some of the responses included, “Some people only have a few hundred yen in cash” and “Their electricity will be cut off in three days.” Food Bank Sendai, the organization conducting this survey, has also received serious inquiries from food assistance recipients, such as the following: [Case 1] A woman in her 70s living alone receives an average monthly pension of 65,000 yen. With rent to pay and the facilities in the room breaking down, they had run out of savings and had barely eaten anything for about two weeks, relying on dissolved curry powder for drinks, so they asked Food Bank Sendai for food assistance. At the time of making the request, he only had a few hundred yen on hand, and his next pension payment was almost a month away. My cell phone service is also due to unpaid bills and will be cut off in a few days. →Due to the high urgency of the situation, staff from Food Bank Sendai visited the area on January 19th, provided two weeks’ worth of food, and confirmed the victim’s safety. The person had previously called the ward office for advice, but was told to come in to the counter and was only referred to Food Bank Sendai. The person had a problem with his leg and had difficulty walking, so he was unable to get to the office on his own. After that, with the support of the organization, negotiations with the local government were carried out, and a city official came to the person’s home to complete the application process for welfare benefits, which led to the person successfully receiving welfare benefits. [Case 2] A man in his 40s living alone He was originally working as a temporary worker, but when work decreased after COVID-19, he was no longer able to pay his mobile phone bill, his phone was cut off, and he was unable to contact his temporary worker, so his work was terminated. He had used up all his savings, and by the time he called Food Bank Sendai from a public phone to request help, he only had a few hundred yen on him. He hadn’t eaten anything for more than two weeks. →Due to the urgency of the situation, volunteer staff visited homes and handed over food while speaking to people. For a few days, his stomach couldn’t accept any food, but after volunteer staff visited his home several times, he gradually began to eat and regained his strength. After that, he applied for welfare himself and it was accepted. Continued on Yahoo News by Haruki Konno, CEO of NPO Posse. Employment and labor policy researcher. July 25th (Thursday) 9:00.
>>1 Drinking rainwater sounds fake, just drink water from a park or well. His way of thinking is not Japanese, so he is probably a foreign national on welfare.
>>10 My husband’s wife ran away from domestic violence and was homeless for a month. My husband was arrested, and his wife changed her last name and is now living in a shelter.
70 year olds living on pensions should move to a place with lower rent, 40 year olds should apply for temporary work at Toyota, you’ll have food, clothing and shelter and a take home salary of 300,000 yen.
There’s no rainwater, and I sometimes see people filling plastic containers in parks with running water. Are those vinyl greenhouses the homeless people living on the riverbank?
If you’re not working for a company, you’re either part-time or self-employed, and you only have national pension, and after health insurance and nursing care insurance are deducted, your monthly take-home pay is about 40,000 yen. Even if you own your own home, it’s at a limit, so surviving in a rented house would be impossible.
>>45 In the middle of the day, when the heat was so intense that you would be drenched in sweat just by standing still, there was a homeless-looking guy squatting in the middle of the sidewalk eating fried noodles and a side dish that looked like he’d bought them at the supermarket. After I got home, I really appreciated the benefits of air conditioning.
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