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Meso-data of Child Poverty in Japan (Single mothers: -626,200 in 1973 …
Meso-data of Child Poverty in Japan
One in six children (16.3%) under 18 lived in relative poverty in 2012 (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
Today: 13.9%
Single mothers:
-626,200 in 1973
-More than 1.2 million today
54.6% of single-parent households are living below the poverty line
82.7 percent said their daily livelihood is “tough.”
Single mother employment rate = 80%
Less than 40% work full-time
Children's allowance for single-parent families increased from ¥9,780-¥41,420 per month to ¥9,990-¥42,330 in 2016.
Additional allowance for a second child increased from ¥5,000 to ¥10,000
Lifetime income of children aged 15 will be reduced by ¥2.9 trillion
Government will lose around ¥1.1 trillion
Average household income (2015): about ¥5.46 million (households raising children around ¥7.08 million)
Eldery households rose to a record 26.6 percent this year
Includes households of only members 65+ and households of members 65+ and under 18
Metro government defines households with financial difficulties as households that match two of the following three criteria: an annual income of ¥1.35 million or less, experience falling behind on utility or rent payments, and an inability to pay for cram schools, books or toys for their children.
3% of all households unable to pay utility bills, 10% unable to adequately feed themselves, 15% could not afford to buy clothes for their children
Of the 3.5 million children who are eligible for state support, only 200,000 actually receive any
School Performance
30% of fifth-graders reported that they had problems understanding school lessons
13% report difficulties for all students in the grade
Half of all junior high second-graders reported that they couldn’t keep up with classes
24.3% report difficulties for all students in the grade
Children cafeterias
2013: 21 children's cafeterias
More than 300 children’s cafeterias today:
-More than half opened in the past year
Half are free
Others about 100-300 yen