TOKYO –
Prime Minister Takaichi stated on August 10 that the federal government expects to use the Disaster Victims’ Livelihood Recovery Support Act throughout all of Kumamoto Prefecture, permitting households whose properties had been utterly destroyed within the Kumamoto earthquake to obtain as much as 3 million yen in help.
Speaking at a gathering of the federal government’s emergency catastrophe response headquarters for the Kumamoto earthquake, Takaichi stated in depth injury to properties had been confirmed all through the prefecture.
“Because a large number of homes have been confirmed damaged, we now expect the Disaster Victims’ Livelihood Recovery Support Act to be applied throughout Kumamoto Prefecture. This will make it possible to provide support payments of up to 3 million yen,” Takaichi stated.
If the legislation is formally utilized, households whose properties had been utterly destroyed will likely be eligible for help funds of as much as 3 million yen.
Takaichi additionally instructed Disaster Management Minister Akama and different officers to make sure that catastrophe injury certificates are issued promptly so monetary and different help can attain affected residents as shortly as potential.
Source: FNN