Child-rearing household life support special benefit for low-income child-rearing households (for other households)

Important Notice

Purpose


This subsidy is a special subsidy to support the living expenses of child-rearing households, with the aim of providing low-income child-rearing households with support that takes into account their actual circumstances as the impact of COVID-19 continues to be prolonged.

Persons eligible for payment

Parents, etc. raising children under the age of 18 (under 20 in the case of children with disabilities)
(As of March 31 2021 *However, this also applies to newborns born up until 2022)

Payment requirements

*Those who are exempt from resident tax (per capita rate) 2021
Those whose income has suddenly changed since January 1 2021, and whose income is now equivalent to that of those who are exempt from resident tax

Payment amount

50,000 yen per target child
* Those who have already received benefits for single-parent households,
Those who are receiving the benefit from other local governments are not eligible.

Application procedure

1. Those receiving child allowance or special child support allowance for April 2021
→ No procedure is required. It will be transferred to the account receiving the children's allowance.
(If you do not receive the benefits, you will need to submit a refusal notification form.)
 
* Those who have not filed a residence tax (per capita rate) will not be paid.
Please file your tax return at Tax Division office. (Please bring your personal seal.)

2. Those other than the above
→ Procedures are required.
Please mail the application form and necessary documents, or submit it to the counter.
(If there are any deficiencies, we will contact you by phone. Please be sure to enter the phone number that you can contact even during the day.)

【Required documents】
・ Copy of identity verification documents
・ Documents that can confirm the household situation of the applicant and the relationship with the target children
・ A copy of documents that can confirm the transfer account (passbook, cash card, etc.)

Application acceptance period

Until February 28 2022
However, if a request is made to certify eligibility for or amend the amount of Child Allowance or Special Child Support Allowance for March 2022 for a child born in late 2022,March 15 2022Until

About tax-exempt income (income)

How to check payment requirements
・ If both spouses are raising children, the one with the highest income will be judged.
・The benefit will be paid if the estimated annual income (earnings) calculated from income in any month after January 2021 is equal to or less than the tax-exempt income (earnings) limit in the table below.

[Target income]
・ Salary income
・ Business income
・ Real estate income
・ Public pension income

* In principle, the screening will be based on the estimated income, but if desired, the screening will be based on the estimated income.
 
Of the household
Number of people
Family composition exampleTax-exempt income limitTax exempt income limit
2Husband (woman) + 1 child828,0001,378,000
3Couple + 1 child1,108,0001,680,000
4Couple + 2 children1,388,0002,097,000
5Couple + 3 children1,668,0002,497,000
6Couple + 4 children1,948,0002,897,000
7Couple + 5 children2,228,0003,297,000
8Couple + 6 children2,508,0003,685,000
9Couple + 7 children2,788,0004,035,000

Inquiries 

Health & Welfare Division Health and Welfare Division
TEL:0136-56-8840
FAX:0136-44-3500