# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第九条 (Article 9)

- 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: 第九条 (Article 9)（必要即応の原則） — address `art-9`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-9
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-9
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### 第九条（必要即応の原則） — (Principle of Conforming to Individual Needs)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-9</sup>

**第一項**  保護は、要保護者の年齢別、性別、健康状態等その個人又は世帯の実際の必要の相違を考慮して、有効且つ適切に行うものとする。
<sup>art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-9/par-1</sup>
Public assistance shall be provided effectively and appropriately by taking into consideration the differences between the actual needs of individuals or households, such as the age, sex and health conditions of the person requiring assistance.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 生活保護法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Public Assistance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/24/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 210 — 生活保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19