IV. Statistical tables (Table 7)

Table 7 Social Security Expenditure by institutional scheme, fiscal years 1999-2008

Notes:	1.	The medical care expenditure in fiscal years 1999-2007 consists of medical care benefits from the medical care system for the aged. Following the enforcement of the new medical care system for latter-stage elderly in April 2008, the medical care expenditure in fiscal year 2008 consists of medical care benefits paid under the new system from April 2008 and the past system until March 2008.
	2.	Family allowance includes income support for single parent families and for handicapped children.
	3.	Employment insurance, etc. includes unemployment benefits, etc. by both Employment Insurance and Seamen’s Insurance.

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