Livelihood assistance shall be provided by way of performance in money; provided, however, that when this method cannot be used, when it is not appropriate to use this method, or when it is necessary in order to achieve the purpose of public assistance, livelihood assistance may be provided by way of performance in kind.
The public assistance benefit for livelihood assistance shall be provided in advance to the extent of one month's worth; provided, however, that when it is difficult to use this method, the public assistance benefit may be provided in advance in excess of one month's worth.
生活扶助のための保護金品は、一月分以内を限度として前渡するものとする。但し、これによりがたいときは、一月分をこえて前渡することができる。
The public assistance benefit in the case of providing livelihood assistance at home shall be calculated on a household basis and shall be delivered to the householder or a person equivalent thereto; provided, however, that if it is difficult to use this method, the public assistance benefit may be delivered to the public assistance recipient on an individual basis.
In the case of providing livelihood assistance to a public assistance recipient who receives facility care services (meaning the facility care services prescribed in Article 15-2, paragraph (4); the same applies hereinafter) at a Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care (meaning a Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (22) of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act; the same applies hereinafter), a Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly (meaning a Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly prescribed in paragraph (27) of that Article; the same applies hereinafter), a long-term care health facility (meaning a long-term care health facility prescribed in paragraph (28) of that Article; the same applies hereinafter) or an integrated facility for medical and long-term care (meaning an integrated facility for medical and long-term care prescribed in paragraph (29) of that Article; the same applies hereinafter) that has been designated pursuant to the provisions of Article 54-2, paragraph (1) (including one that is deemed to have received the designation under paragraph (1) of that Article pursuant to the provisions of the main clause of paragraph (2) of that Article), if it is not appropriate to deliver the public assistance benefit to a person prescribed in the preceding paragraph or if it is necessary for achieving the purpose of public assistance, the public assistance benefit may be delivered to the head of said Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care or Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly, or to the manager of said long-term care health facility or integrated facility for medical and long-term care, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
地域密着型介護老人福祉施設（介護保険法第八条第二十二項に規定する地域密着型介護老人福祉施設をいう。以下同じ。）、介護老人福祉施設（同条第二十七項に規定する介護老人福祉施設をいう。以下同じ。）、介護老人保健施設（同条第二十八項に規定する介護老人保健施設をいう。以下同じ。）又は介護医療院（同条第二十九項に規定する介護医療院をいう。以下同じ。）であつて第五十四条の二第一項の規定により指定を受けたもの（同条第二項本文の規定により同条第一項の指定を受けたものとみなされたものを含む。）において施設介護（第十五条の二第四項に規定する施設介護をいう。以下同じ。）を受ける被保護者に対して生活扶助を行う場合の保護金品を前項に規定する者に交付することが適当でないときその他保護の目的を達するために必要があるときは、同項の規定にかかわらず、当該地域密着型介護老人福祉施設若しくは介護老人福祉施設の長又は当該介護老人保健施設若しくは介護医療院の管理者に対して交付することができる。
The public assistance benefit in the case of providing livelihood assistance pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article shall be delivered to the public assistance recipient, the head of the facility, or the person to whom nursing care has been entrusted.
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