Abstract
The purpose of this report is to clarify the present condition of housing and social welfare policy for the elderly in a regional city. For This purpose, the survey was carried out about the city of Y. The finding are as follows. (1)In the area studied, three-generation households(about 30%)are on the decrease and one-person households are on the increase instead. And in case of living seperate, most are in the same region or lot. (2)About half one-person households are in private rented house, most of which are small or old and rotton, and without the bath and the toilet. Sixty-five percent of the dwellings are past twenty years since it has been built and needs improvement. (3)As improvement grants or repair grants are not make better use of, in the cause of its difficult procedure or strict restriction, they do at their own expense. (4)The needs of housing equipment and the living service are varied by the type of household and active or less active.
