この法律は、父又は母と生計を同じくしていない児童が育成される家庭の生活の安定と自立の促進に寄与するため、当該児童について児童扶養手当を支給し、もつて児童の福祉の増進を図ることを目的とする。
The purpose of this Act is to pay Child Rearing Allowance for children who do not share a livelihood with their father or mother, in order to contribute to the stability of life and the promotion of self-reliance of the households in which those children are raised, and thereby to promote the welfare of children.