Poverty: Single Parents in Particular: Expenses Continue to Rise, Savings Are Depleted, They Survive on Allowances and Food Assistance, Career Advancement Is Difficult: Prefectural Children's Survey

According to a children's survey released by the prefecture on the 26th, while the percentage of two-parent households in poverty has improved since the first survey in 2015, the situation is becoming more severe, with the percentage of single-parent households increasing by 11.9 points to 65.5%.