2. Description of Social Expenditure by policy area
Notes:
1.
OECD definitions are the criteria of the OECD Social Expenditure.
2.
Japanese examples refer to the systems as of 2011.
3.
The last category, policy areas, in English by the OECD is "Other social policy areas", while it has been translated in Japanese as "Other policy areas".
4.
Examples with "*" indicate expenditures included in Social Expenditure but not in Social Benefit.