低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)

ていしょとくしゃ
noun
low-income earner; low-income person
personeconomics
1. low-income earner; low-income person
a person whose income falls below a certain threshold, often used in policy discussions about welfare, taxation, and social support
低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)への支援(しえん)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Support for low-income earners is necessary.
低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)向(む)けの住宅(じゅうたく)が不足(ふそく)している。
There is a shortage of housing for low-income people.
政府(せいふ)は低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)世帯(せたい)に対(たい)して給付金(きゅうふきん)を支給(しきゅう)する方針(ほうしん)を発表(はっぴょう)した。
The government announced a policy to provide benefits to low-income households.

Combines 低(てい) (low), 所得(しょとく) (income), and 者(しゃ) (person). A formal term commonly encountered in news, government documents, and policy discussions. Japan's social welfare system defines income thresholds for various support programs, making this a frequently used term in public discourse.

Common collocations

  • 低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)世帯(せたい): low-income household
  • 低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)層(そう): low-income bracket; the low-income demographic
  • 低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)対策(たいさく): measures for low-income people
  • 低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)向(む)け: aimed at low-income earners

Similar words

  • 高所得者(こうしょとくしゃ): high-income earner — the antonym
  • 貧困者(ひんこんしゃ): person in poverty — implies more severe economic hardship
  • 生活保護受給者(せいかつほごじゅきゅうしゃ): welfare recipient — someone specifically receiving government welfare benefits

Related Words

Compare: 貧困者(ひんこんしゃ) (person in poverty)
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