public assistance (extra)

As a kind of social security system, income security system, which is run by spending money in front of the national and local governments. Is a system that can provide money and goods directly to the public expenditure under the responsibility of the state to the public there is no viability, give the benefit of free [renamed the "public aid" now] public assistance.

Public relief first appeared in it is Denmark in 1891. Then spread to many countries, such as the scope and content and its meaning, vary slightly from country to country, the name of that term as well, nor are standardized internationally. In the United States, if referred to as public assistance, in the UK, said La national assistance, and is referred to, such as social assistance in France and Germany. In Japan, it was called "public assistance" in the past, but by called by the term "public assistance" in the social security Basic Law was enacted on December 30, 1995, then, the call to public relief are out.

The public assistance, to protect the health of the nation, national minimum, that is, as part of the social security system for the purpose of security of the lowest cultural life, it has not reached the standard of living and constant person who lost viability It can be said that is the most directly to the person, national and local governments were prepared for the purpose of promoting independence and minimum living guarantee their, to be the economic system the final.

The purpose of implementing the public assistance system is that it is to have a viability as soon as possible to those who require care, and is returned to consumers, it is intended to release a certain degree of poverty. The allowance by public assistance, who can prove to impoverished circumstances in general only be paid, the final decision on the salary is done by the government to manage the public business assistance. Planning and public assistance is done by referring to the matter, such as income level, unemployment dependents.