# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第十一条 (Article 11)

- 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: 第十一条 (Article 11)（種類） — address `art-11`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11
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### 第十一条（種類） — (Types)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11</sup>

**第一項**  保護の種類は、次のとおりとする。
<sup>art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1</sup>
The type of public assistance shall be as follows:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  生活扶助
  <sup>art-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1/item-1</sup>
  Livelihood assistance
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  **二**  教育扶助
  <sup>art-11/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1/item-2</sup>
  Education assistance
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  **三**  住宅扶助
  <sup>art-11/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1/item-3</sup>
  Housing assistance
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  **四**  医療扶助
  <sup>art-11/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1/item-4</sup>
  Medical assistance
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  **五**  介護扶助
  <sup>art-11/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1/item-5</sup>
  Long-term care assistance
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  **六**  出産扶助
  <sup>art-11/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1/item-6</sup>
  Maternity assistance
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  **七**  生業扶助
  <sup>art-11/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1/item-7</sup>
  Occupational assistance
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  **八**  葬祭扶助
  <sup>art-11/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1/item-8</sup>
  Funeral assistance
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**第二項**  前項各号の扶助は、要保護者の必要に応じ、単給又は併給として行われる。
<sup>art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-2</sup>
The assistance set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph shall be provided singly or in combination according to the needs of the person requiring public assistance.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-11/par-2: 前項 → 生活保護法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 生活保護法 第十一条第二項（種類） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-11/par-2

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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