A study by the local consumer administration to develop a cooperative support program for people in tough financial circumstances

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00744
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Home economics/Human life
• Research Institution: Shokei Junior College
• Principal Investigator: KAWAGUCHI KEIKO 尚絅大学短期大学部, その他部局等, 教授 (10369861)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KAWASAKI takaaki 尚絅大学, 短期大学部, 准教授 (20421307) ; MAEDA yosio 岡山大学, 地域研究統合情報センター, 教授 (40746723)
• Research Collaborator: TANIMURA kenji ; TOKUMURA mika
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 地方消費者行政 / 協働的 / 生活再建支援 / 生活困難者支援 / 事例調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on field surveys, this study clarified specific methods of household finance management support, daily life skills support, and the social welfare approach needed to support those who have difficulty carrying out tasks in their everyday lives. A primary survey was carried out continuously over the course of three years in three Kumamoto Prefecture municipalities. Additional surveys covered examples of support provided by groups for such individuals. Furthermore, precedents in Kochi, Niigata, Yonezawa, and Akita were also surveyed.
It was found that the following factors were necessary in support programs. In household finance management support, including family members while providing support for acquiring basic skills as well as team-based support for acquiring daily life skills were required, and in a social welfare approach, the creation and utilization of assessment sheets.

Free Research Field

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