An examination of housing support for socially vulnerable populations following a disaster

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25780339
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Japan Women's University (2015); Kanagawa University of Human Services (2013-2014)
• Principal Investigator: Iwanaga Rie 日本女子大学, 人間社会学部, 准教授 (60438166)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 住宅政策 / 住宅手当 / 仮設住宅 / 被災者支援 / 住宅扶助 / 生活保護 / 生活困窮者 / 東日本大震災

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the system of residential housing support, from post-disaster to restoration of normal conditions. Secure housing is critical to continuity of life, and this study illustrates the history of housing assistance and argues that setting standards for housing assistance is a difficult task that must be considered along with other rebuilding efforts. This study also posits that there is a need for sustainable residential security in Japan, and that the government should seek to expand the possibilities of the housing allowance (e.g., the policy of renting temporary housing) that was enacted after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Free Research Field

社会福祉