Providing a monthly child allowance of ¥26,000 for each child aged 15 or younger to all the child-rearing families was one of the primary campaign promises made by the Democratic Party of Japan in the August 2009 Lower House election and it began providing half the amount in fiscal 2010. The basic concept behind the universal child allowance was that society as a whole should help child-rearing families irrespective of their income levels.
(Japan Times)
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