Japan’s Ministry of Finance calls for spending curbs on welfare services for people with disabilities

At the Fiscal System Subcommittee of the Fiscal System Council held on April 28, discussions were also held on the field of disability welfare. The Ministry of Finance stated that the total cost of disability welfare services, combining public expenditures and user co-payments, had reached 4.2 trillion yen as of fiscal year 2024, roughly doubling over the past decade, and expressed the view that it is necessary to curb further cost increases. Episode notes: ‘As costs double over 10 years, Japan’s Ministry of Finance calls for spending curbs on welfare services for disabled’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/05/20/as-costs-double-over-10-years-japans-ministry-of-finance-calls-for-spending-curbs-on-welfare-services-for-disabled/