In Japan, disabled children's families would welcome simpler rules too.
Our allowance's income test still counts social insurance as a flat ¥80,000, as it has since 1971. Real premiums are far higher.
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In Japan, family support is generous on paper, with one gap.
Child allowance dropped its income limit in October 2024. The allowance for disabled children kept it.
Same children, two rules.
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Japan provides substantial financial support for families, including childbirth benefits, free education and healthcare for children.
Yet, its birth rate continues to decline.
A clear reminder that financial incentives alone cannot reverse declining fertility. Work culture, economic uncertainty and changing social priorities also matter. 🇯🇵
In Japan, a disabled child's support can also be cut to zero, like Alby's school hours.
The child's needs don't change. A parent's income reaching a limit is enough.
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Fifteen hours of vital school support a week, cut to zero. That's the reality facing 13-year-old Alby, who has cerebral palsy.
Now, he's taken his fight to the House of Lords, demanding answers. @skysarahjane hears how SEND children like him and their families are being failed.