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Chapter 1 Introduction 11
Section 1 Background and Purpose 11
Section 2 Scope and Methods 13
Chapter 2 Recent Expansion in the Range of Recipients and the 2012 Plan for changes in the Selection Criteria 21
Section 1 The Expansion of the Range of Childcare Subsidy Recipients as Described in the Basic Plan for Childcare Policy and the Basic Plan on Low Fertility and Aging Society 21
Section 2 Recent Expansion in the Range of Recipients and the 2012 Plan for Changes in the Selection Criteria 25
Chapter 3 Establishment of a Database of the Countable Income of Families with Infants and Toddlers as Preparation for the 2012 Plan for Changes in the Selection Criteria 45
Section 1 Countable Income Database: NHIC’s Public Administrative Records 45
Section 2 Database Comparison: the 2011 Selection Criteria and the 2012 Selection Criteria 50
Chapter 4 Policy Simulation for the 2012 Plan for Changes in the Selection Criteria 67
Section 1 Income and Assets of Families with Infants and Toddlers of Different Ages 68
Section 2 Countable Income of Families with Infants and Toddlers and the 2012 Plan for the Selection Criteria 94
Chapter 5 Policy Implications for the Selection Criteria concerning Childcare Subsidy and Child-rearing Benefits 109
