## Councils of Social Welfare

## Overview Outline of Councils of Social Welfare

1. Outline of Councils of Social Welfare (as of April 1, 2013)

• National Council of Social Welfare:

1 council

• Councils of social welfare in prefectures and designated cities: 67 councils

• Municipal councils of social welfare:

1,852 councils

Source: National Council of Social Welfare

2. Major Projects Conducted by Municipal Councils of Social Welfare (actual status of FY2012)

(The numbers represent the percentage of municipal councils of social welfare which have implemented each project: %)

Planning	Formulation of community welfare activity plans	52.7
Consultation *1	Comprehensive consultation (any consultation and not limited to certain subjects) services	87.2
Loan	Living welfare fund loanEmergency temporary loan/benefits	96.861.4
Activities in small communities *2	Establishment of basic organizations for community welfare promotionSmall community network activities	49.966.9
Resident participation/volunteer *3	Establishment of volunteer centers (corners, etc.)Establishment of Fureai Ikiiki Salons (Side-by-Side and Lively Salons)In-home social welfare services management by councils with resident participation (meal service, transfer service, house work support, etc.)	95.789.624.2
In-home welfare services	Insured long-term care services	Home-visit care servicesCommuting care servicesHome-Visit bathing care services	72.049.325.1
Independence support benefits	In-home care servicesHome-visit care services for persons with severe disabilitiesActivity support services	67.555.516.7
Support for welfare service usage *4	Daily life and independence support services	48.7
Guardianship *5	Corporation guardianship services	14.0
Organizing and management support for associations for persons requiring support (and their families)	Association for persons with physical disabilities (and families)Association for persons with mental retardation (and families)Association for persons with mental disorders (and families)Association for the elderly with dementia (and families)Society of elderly living aloneAssociation for the fatherless familiesAssociation for the motherless families	63.254.428.617.613.737.86.2
Affairs of organizations	Division/section of community chestFederation of elderly clubs	92.349.9
Support for children and child rearing families	Family support servicesAfter-school day-care (after-school child sound upbringing services)Support for organization and operation of children's society/children's clubsOperation of children's halls and children's centers	15.014.614.310.5
Others	Operation of small-scale workshops, etc.Transportation support services (community life support service)Prevention activities against malicious sales practices targeting elderly and persons with disabilities, etc.Meal servicesTransfer services	4.537.926.659.347.7

(Note) *1. 33.4% of Councils of Social Welfare that implement comprehensive consultation services provide such services everyday as part of their reception services.

*2. Small community network activities indicate watch and support activities implemented in a specific continuous and systematic manner by neighborhood residents and volunteers (welfare supporters, welfare staff members, etc.), welfare volunteers/child welfare volunteers, and elderly clubs, etc. in daily living areas (local Councils of Social Welfare, elementary school/junior high school districts, neighborhood self-governing bodies/neighborhood associations, etc.) for people requiring support or those at risk. The total number of activity subjects (households) was 1,966,725, mainly consisting of households of the elderly living alone, and thus covering 2.22% of the population. The total number of those engaged in activities (residents, volunteers, welfare supporters/welfare staff members, etc. excluding welfare volunteers/child welfare volunteers) was 407,736.

$ ^{*} $ 3. Fureai Ikiiki Salons (Side-by-Side and Lively Salons) have been implemented at 60,294 locations.

$ ^{*} $ 4. Daily life and independence support services are implemented by councils of social welfare in prefectures and designated cities as primary implementers with a part of services being entrusted to councils of social welfare that are deemed to be capable of operating the services (core councils of social welfare). The figures indicate the percentage of municipal councils of social welfare that were entrusted with these services to the total. In actual fact, core councils of social welfare get assigned to the areas of multiple municipal councils of un-entrusted social welfare, and thus all areas are covered nationwide. In addition, the number of actual users is increasing every year, with 40,708 persons using the services as of the end of FY2012.

*5. The percentage of municipal councils of social welfare capable of being entrusted to the total. Based on the FY2012 MHLW social welfare promotion project “Investigations and Research on the Establishment of Comprehensive Rights Protection System in Communities”.

Source: National Councils of Social Welfare