On March 19th, 2021, MHLW presented the points for discussion during a review of the Act on the Comprehensive Support for the Daily and Social Life of Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter, “Act for the Comprehensive Support of Persons with Disabilities”) by the Social Security Council’s Subcommittee on Disability (106th meeting) . The Act for the Comprehensive Support of Persons with Disabilities was enacted in 2012 and partially revised in 2016. Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act stipulates that approximately three years after the enactment of the revised act, the National Government shall take further measures, if necessary, after due consideration of the situation and other matters pertaining to the provisions of the Act for the Comprehensive Support of Persons with Disabilities and the Child Welfare Act. The Act will be reviewed by the Subcommittee with a focus on the following points.
I. Support for persons with disabilities in the community
Ⅱ. Support for children with disabilities
Ⅲ. Employment support for persons with disabilities
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MHLW is planning to conduct interviews with related organizations from April to May (around five times) and to start discussion on individual issues from June to November (around twice a month). The summary will be published around December 2021. For more details, please see the following website. A video of the meeting is also available (Japanese only). https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/shingi/shingi-hosho_126730.html