Housing allowance - juutakuteate

Japanese: 住宅手当 - じゅうたくてあて
Housing allowance - juutakuteate

An allowance paid to ease the pressure on living expenses caused by soaring housing costs. In Japan, it is included in the wage system along with family allowances and commuting allowances. However, the amount is extremely low compared to the soaring housing costs. There are two methods for calculating the amount of this allowance: a fixed amount method and a fixed rate method. With the former, different amounts are paid depending on conditions such as the type of housing (rented or owned), whether or not there are dependents, and whether or not the employee is the head of the household. With the latter, a fixed rate is multiplied by the basic salary. The former is more common. According to the Ministry of Labor (now the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) "Comprehensive Survey on Wages, Working Hours, etc." (December 1999), 56.5% of companies with 1,000 or more employees, and an average of 49.2% of all companies, pay a housing allowance.

[Yoshio Yuasa]

[Reference items] | Living wage | Home ownership system

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

住宅費の高騰による生計費の圧迫を緩和するために支払われる手当。わが国では、家族手当、通勤手当とともに賃金体系に含まれている。しかし、住宅費の高騰に比べてその額はきわめて低額である。この手当の支給額の算定方法には、定額方式と定率方式がある。前者は、住宅の区分(借家、持ち家)、扶養家族の有無、世帯主であるか否かなどの条件によって異なった額が支給される。後者は、基本給に一定率を乗じたものが支払われる。前者のほうが普及している。労働省(現厚生労働省)の「賃金労働時間制度等総合調査」(1999年12月)によれば、従業員1000人以上の企業では56.5%、全企業平均では49.2%の企業において住宅手当が支払われている。

[湯浅良雄]

[参照項目] | 生活給 | 持ち家制度

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