However, the DPJ implemented a number of progressive measures during its time in office such as the provision of free public schooling through high school, increases in child-rearing subsidies, expanded unemployment insurance coverage, extended duration of a housing allowance, and stricter regulations safeguarding part-time and temporary workers.
Namun, DPJ menerapkan sejumlah tindakan progresif selama pemerintahan mereka seperti seperti kebijakan sekolah gratis hingga tingkat sekolah menengah atas, peningkatan subsidi pengasuhan anak, memperluas cakupan asuransi pengangguran, perpanjangan durasi tunjangan perumahan, dan peraturan yang lebih ketat untuk melindungi pekerja paruh waktu dan sementara.