# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- Law: 生活保護法 (Public Assistance Act), 昭和二十五年法律第百四十四号
- English title "Public Assistance Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5081-51`
- Text: the text as amended with effect from 2028-06-24 (On a day set by Cabinet Order, no later than 24 June 2028 — the amending law allows up to two years from promulgation. The exact day is not fixed yet.), standing until 2028-12-22 as now scheduled, since the next amendment's day is not fixed — NOT yet in force (revision 20280624_508AC0000000051)
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## 附　則 令和八年六月二五日法律第五一号
<sup>suppl-5081-51 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、令和九年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2027; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.
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  **一**  第一条中社会福祉法第五条及び第六条（第三項を除く。）の改正規定並びに同法第八十条の改正規定、第八条中生活困窮者自立支援法第二条第二項の改正規定並びに第十二条の規定並びに附則第三条から第十一条まで、第三十条及び第七十五条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions in Article 1 amending Article 5 and Article 6 (excluding paragraph (3)) of the Social Welfare Act and the provisions amending Article 80 of that Act, the provisions in Article 8 amending Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, the provisions of Article 12, and the provisions of Articles 3 through 11, Article 30 and Article 75 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
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  **二**  略
  <sup>suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  Omitted
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  **三**  第二条中社会福祉法第二条第三項第十二号、第八十条（見出しを含む。）、第八十一条（見出しを含む。）、第八十三条及び第八十四条（見出しを含む。）の改正規定、第四条中介護保険法第八条第十一項及び第二十項の改正規定、同法第十三条第一項に一号を加える改正規定、同法第七十八条の十第十三号の改正規定並びに同法第百十七条第三項第九号及び第五項第一号並びに第百十八条第三項第七号の改正規定、第六条中障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための法律第十九条第三項及び第四項の改正規定、第九条の規定（同条中老人福祉法第五条の二第二項及び第七項並びに第十条の四第一項第一号の改正規定、同法第二十条の八第三項に一号を加える改正規定、同条第四項並びに同法第二十条の九第四項及び第二十一条の二の改正規定並びに同法第三十一条の二第一項第五号を同項第七号とし、同項第四号の次に二号を加える改正規定を除く。）並びに第十四条中生活保護法第八十四条の三の改正規定並びに附則第十二条、第二十二条、第二十四条から第二十六条まで、第二十八条、第三十八条及び第三十九条の規定、附則第四十七条中国民健康保険法（昭和三十三年法律第百九十二号）第百十六条の二第一項第六号の改正規定、附則第四十八条、第五十条及び第五十一条の規定、附則第五十八条中高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律（昭和五十七年法律第八十号）第五十五条第一項第五号の改正規定、附則第五十九条及び第六十四条の規定並びに附則第六十五条の規定（同条中地域再生法（平成十七年法律第二十四号）第十七条の二十四第三項第三号の改正規定を除く。）　公布の日から起算して二年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
  <sup>suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3</sup>
  the provisions in Article 2 amending Article 2, paragraph (3), item (xii), Article 80 (including the heading), Article 81 (including the heading), Article 83 and Article 84 (including the heading) of the Social Welfare Act, the provisions in Article 4 amending Article 8, paragraphs (11) and (20) of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the provisions adding one item to Article 13, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions amending Article 78-10, item (xiii) of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 117, paragraph (3), item (ix) and paragraph (5), item (i) and Article 118, paragraph (3), item (vii) of that Act, the provisions in Article 6 amending Article 19, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities, the provisions of Article 9 (excluding, within that Article, the provisions amending Article 5-2, paragraphs (2) and (7) and Article 10-4, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly, the provisions adding one item to Article 20-8, paragraph (3) of that Act, the provisions amending paragraph (4) of that Article and Article 20-9, paragraph (4) and Article 21-2 of that Act, and the provisions making Article 31-2, paragraph (1), item (v) of that Act item (vii) of that paragraph and adding two items after item (iv) of that paragraph), and the provisions in Article 14 amending Article 84-3 of the Public Assistance Act, and the provisions of Articles 12, 22, 24 through 26, 28, 38 and 39 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions in Article 47 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 116-2, paragraph (1), item (vi) of the National Health Insurance Act (Act No. 192 of 1958), the provisions of Articles 48, 50 and 51 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions in Article 58 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 55, paragraph (1), item (v) of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (Act No. 80 of 1982), the provisions of Articles 59 and 64 of the Supplementary Provisions, and the provisions of Article 65 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding, within that Article, the provisions amending Article 17-24, paragraph (3), item (iii) of the Local Revitalization Act (Act No. 24 of 2005)): the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding two years from the date of promulgation;
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  **四**  第二条の規定（前号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第四条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第六条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第七条中児童福祉法の目次の改正規定、同法第二十五条の二第一項の改正規定、同法第三十三条の二十三の十一第一項の改正規定、同法第二章第九節に四条を加える改正規定及び同法第六十一条の三の改正規定、第十条の規定並びに第十四条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）並びに附則第十八条から第二十条まで、第三十二条、第三十四条、第三十六条、第四十一条、第四十三条及び第四十五条の規定、附則第四十七条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、附則第五十三条及び第五十五条の規定、附則第五十八条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）並びに附則第六十一条、第六十三条、第六十七条、第六十九条、第七十一条及び第七十四条の規定　公布の日から起算して三年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
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  the provisions of Article 2 (excluding the amending provisions listed in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 4 (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), the provisions of Article 6 (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), the provisions in Article 7 amending the table of contents of the Child Welfare Act, the provisions amending Article 25-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions amending Article 33-23-11, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions adding four Articles to Section 9 of Chapter II of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 61-3 of that Act, the provisions of Article 10, and the provisions of Article 14 (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), and the provisions of Articles 18 through 20, 32, 34, 36, 41, 43 and 45 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 47 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), the provisions of Articles 53 and 55 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 58 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), and the provisions of Articles 61, 63, 67, 69, 71 and 74 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding three years from the date of promulgation.
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### 第二条（検討） — Review
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<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後五年を目途として、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の規定について、その施行の状況等を勘案しつつ検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-2/par-1</sup>
The Government, with a target of five years after this Act comes into effect, is to review the provisions of the respective Acts as amended by this Act, taking into account the status of their enforcement, etc., and, when it finds it necessary, take the required measures based on the results of that review.
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### 第十三条（介護保険法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act
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<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-13</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行の際現に第三条の規定（附則第一条第二号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）による改正前の介護保険法（以下「旧介護保険法」という。）第四十二条の二第一項本文の指定を受けて旧介護保険法第八条第十六項に規定する夜間対応型訪問介護（以下この条において「夜間対応型訪問介護」という。）の事業を行っている者に対する旧介護保険法の規定、第九条の規定（附則第一条第三号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）による改正前の老人福祉法の規定及び第十三条の規定による改正前の生活保護法の規定（これらの規定に基づく命令の規定を含む。）の適用については、これらの規定は、施行日から起算して三年を経過する日までの間、なおその効力を有する。
<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-13/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application, to a person that, at the time this Act comes into effect, has received the designation under the main clause of Article 42-2, paragraph (1) of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 3 (excluding the amending provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions) (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act") and is conducting the business of Home-Visit at Night for Long-Term Care prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (16) of the Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "Home-Visit at Night for Long-Term Care"), of the provisions of the Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the provisions of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly before amendment by the provisions of Article 9 (excluding the amending provisions set forth in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions) and the provisions of the Public Assistance Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 13 (including the provisions of orders based on those provisions), those provisions remain in force until the day on which three years have elapsed from the Effective Date.
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### 第二十八条（生活保護法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Public Assistance Act
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<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-28</sup>

**第一項**  第三号施行日から第四号施行日の前日までの間における第十四条の規定（附則第一条第三号に掲げる改正規定に限る。）による改正後の生活保護法第八十四条の三の規定の適用については、同条中「老人福祉法」とあるのは「老人福祉法（昭和三十八年法律第百三十三号）」と、「第八条第二十七項」とあるのは「第八条第二十六項」とする。
<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-28/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 84-3 of the Public Assistance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 14 (limited to the amending provisions set forth in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions) during the period from the item (iii) Effective Date to the day before the item (iv) Effective Date, the phrase "Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly" in that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly (Act No. 133 of 1963)", and the phrase "Article 8, paragraph (27)" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 8, paragraph (26)".
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### 第二十九条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
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<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-29</sup>

**第一項**  この法律（附則第一条第三号に掲げる規定については、当該規定。以下この条において同じ。）の施行前にした行為並びに附則第十三条第一項及び第二十七条の規定によりなお効力を有することとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為並びに附則第十三条第二項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-29/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act (or, for the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions, those provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) comes into effect, to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the case where the provisions remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) and Article 27 of the Supplementary Provisions, and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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### 第三十条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
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<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-30</sup>

**第一項**  この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5081-51/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-30/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
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## Cites
- suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第三項 → e-Gov law 326AC0000000045, 第六条第三項 (Article 6, paragraph (3)), art-6/par-3 — not held in this collection
- suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第三十条 → 生活保護法 附則第三十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 30), suppl-5081-51/art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-30
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- suppl-5081-51/art-13/par-1: 附則第一条第三号 → 生活保護法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3
- suppl-5081-51/art-28/par-1: 附則第一条第三号 → 生活保護法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3
- suppl-5081-51/art-28/par-1: 生活保護法第八十四条の三 → 生活保護法 第八十四条の三 (Article 84-3), art-84-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/ch-13/from-art-83#art-84-3
- suppl-5081-51/art-29/par-1: 附則第一条第三号 → 生活保護法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3
- suppl-5081-51/art-29/par-1: この条 → 生活保護法 附則第二十九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 29), suppl-5081-51/art-29 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-29
- suppl-5081-51/art-29/par-1: 附則第十三条第一項 → 生活保護法 附則第十三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 13, paragraph (1)), suppl-5081-51/art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments/20280624_508AC0000000051/text/suppl-5081-51#suppl-5081-51/art-13/par-1

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- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch public-assistance-act-20261019T143855-024, translated 2026-10-20
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation of amended wording, batch public-assistance-act-amendments-20261019T143855-001, translated 2026-10-20
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