Fureai Kippu
The Fureai Kippu ( Japanese ふ れ あ い 切 符 , Eng . "Mutual Contact Ticket", Kunrei transcription : Hureai Kippu ) is a Japanese sectoral currency in the health sector , which was introduced in 1995 by the Sawayaka Welfare Foundation.
The unit of currency is one hour of work for an elderly person in need. The hours worked can be saved up in order to purchase care yourself in old age, or they can be passed on to others in order to look after relatives, for example. This system enables people to stay in their own housing situation for a much longer time. The use of a senior citizens' residence can be postponed significantly, thereby realizing savings for the health system.
Care from people paid in Fureai Kippu is often preferred to care from nationally paid service providers, possibly because there is a personal relationship and a stronger sense of community among the users of the care grant.
Web links
- Sawayaka Welfare Foundation (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ^ Team, Behavioral Insights. "Applying behavioral insight to health." UK Cabinet Office Behavioral Insights Team (2010). PDF version .
- ↑ Margrit Kennedy : The borrowers are the new slaves ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. sueddeutsche.de November 11, 2008
