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This government decision is plain stupid. Give me a break!!...Japan Cuts Single-Mum Benefits, Blames Divorce Rate (Reuters):
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From August, eligibility for the maximum monthly benefit of 42,370 yen ($341) for a mother with one child will be restricted to families with annual income below 1.3 million yen ($10,470).

The benefit was previously available to women with incomes of up to 2.048 million yen ($16,490).

The new system will also factor in child support paid by fathers, income that was not previously included in calculations, and it will introduce a sliding scale of benefits for women with incomes up to 3.65 million.

"Many of the women here are victims of domestic violence and it can be dangerous for them to try to claim child support from their children's fathers," Ishida said. "Even when they do succeed, many men stop paying after a while."