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A survey by the NPO Single Mothers’ Forum, which supports single-parent households, found that in 36.9% of these families children got by on two meals a day or fewer during summer break. The survey covered roughly 2,200 single-parent households nationwide from July 20 to 26, and many parents cited cutting food costs as the reason. In response, the group says the child-rearing allowance hasn’t kept pace with rising prices and is calling for it to be expanded. On 5ch, users weighed in with everything from their own eating habits to opinions on how benefit payments should be spent.
A survey by a private organization found on the 6th that in 36.9% of single-parent households, children got by on two meals a day or fewer during summer break. Most parents cited cutting food costs as the reason, suggesting rising prices are forcing families to skimp on children’s meals.
Masako Komori, head of the NPO Single Mothers’ Forum (Tokyo), which conducted the survey, said the child-rearing allowance for low-income single-parent households “hasn’t kept up with rising prices” and is calling on the government to expand it.
The survey was conducted nationwide among single-parent households from July 20 to 26, drawing about 2,200 responses.
Source: news.jp / Original article here
What people said
Makes you wonder why they even got married
On 5ch people say marriage fixes everything—two people means double income, or so they claim
Source: me
Calorie Mate's pricey though~
School lunches go to waste in huge amounts
Guess SDGs are already a thing of the past, that was quick
Isn't that a food-education issue? Picky eating at home, picky eating at school too
Will the declining birthrate shrink work for small and mid-size regional window-sash manufacturers? Will they go under?
Your employer's the one going under
Never just hand out cash
They'll just take the vouchers to a discount ticket shop and cash them in
I've eaten two meals a day ever since I graduated college
You might just be a bit of a chubster
Skip a third meal and your body gets worse at burning fat
What's your parents' income?
You can't compare a kid whose body is still growing to a fully-grown adult
Same here
They'd just leave out money for bread and milk
Still alive today though
That was half a century ago now
As if it's ever easy lol
Don't go blowing the child allowance on yourself (´・ω・`)
So you're saying subsidies aren't needed then?
Wonder why they never survey two-parent households lol
Probably because there are fewer poor households among them
Just eat oatmeal
Quick oats come pre-crushed, so 3 minutes in the microwave and it's nice and mushy
Quick oats: 50g
Ground black sesame: 10g
Kinako (roasted soybean flour): 15g
Sugar: 20g
Frozen strawberries: 30g
Water: 300cc
I'm paying off a mortgage on a ¥100 million condo, paying back student loans, and maxing out my NISA (tax-free investment account)—no money left for kids
Are you fishing for someone to point out that a broke guy doing NISA shouldn't be buying a ¥100-million condo?
Realistically, food and rent eat up almost all of it
The child allowance is supposed to be spent on the kids. Why are you assuming the parent doesn't work? Tacopii 🐙 (a nod to the manga/anime character Tacopyi, often invoked sarcastically for naive positivity)
The ingredients were in the fridge, but my parents wouldn't cook, so I threw something together myself
That was the only option I had
Figure it out and survive
Three meals is overeating
I eat once a day
Two meals is a waste
And lunch was pretty half-assed too
That one's fine since it's in-kind food distribution
Re: #1
is just 'hand over cash'
You need to recognize that a kid not getting up early is abnormal
They'll stop going to school
Background and Key Points of This Story
The child-rearing allowance is a national benefit for low-income single-parent households, but its payment amount isn’t automatically raised in step with inflation—adjusting the level requires a change to the system itself. This survey argues the allowance hasn’t kept pace with actual rising living costs; roughly 2,200 responses gives it a reasonable sample size, though it’s worth noting the responses were voluntary. On the thread, many commenters chimed in with “two meals is normal” or “I lived the same way,” but these are mostly accounts of adults’ eating habits, which rest on different assumptions than the nutritional needs of children who are still growing. Some questioned how the benefit money gets spent, but the survey itself is about whether the payment level is adequate, not an audit of how individual households use the funds.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Express+) thread “[Single-Parent Household Survey] 36.9% Ate Two Meals or Fewer a Day Over Summer Break.”
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