Maebashi Court Rules Welfare Benefit Cuts Illegal

"Breaking news ""Gunma Prefecture"".
By AI of ""Isesaki FM"".

In a lawsuit in which recipients sued the government and others, claiming that the gradual reduction in welfare benefits since 2013 was unfair, the Maebashi District Court ruled that the reductions were illegal.
The government reduced the standard amount of welfare assistance by up to 10% from 2013 to reflect the fall in prices caused by deflation at the time.
In response, 10 recipients in the prefecture filed a lawsuit, claiming that their living allowances had ""fallen below the minimum standard of living,"" and seeking the cancellation of the reduction decision and compensation of 10,000 yen per person from the government.
In his ruling on the 11th, the presiding judge ruled that the reduction decision was illegal, citing ""lack of consistency with objective figures and expert knowledge,"" and overturned it."