2022 Special Benefit for Child-rearing Households to Support Living Needs for Low-Income Child-rearing Households (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 a child under the age of 18 (under the age of 20 for children with disabilities) (as of March 31 2022 *However, this also applies to newborns born by 2023)

Payment requirements

*Those who are exempt from resident tax (per capita rate) 2022
Those whose income has suddenly changed since January 1 2022, and whose income is now equivalent to that of exemption from resident tax (those who have experienced a sudden change in household income)

Payment amount

60,000 yen per target child (50,000 yen for national projects + 10,000 yen for provincial projects)
* 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 2022
→ No procedures are required. It will be transferred to the account receiving child allowance or special child rearing allowance.

2. Persons other than the above (Those who are raising only high school students and are exempt from residence tax, or those who have a sudden change in household finances must apply.)
→ Procedures are required.
Please contact us by phone or at the window.

[Documents required for procedures]
・ Copy of identity verification documents
・A copy of a document that can confirm the transfer account (passbook, cash card)

Application acceptance period

February 28 2023Until
However, in the case of a request for recognition of eligibility or revision of the amount of 2023 child allowance or special child support allowance for March for a child, etc., born in 2023 late February, 2023 until March 15.

About tax-exempt equivalent income (income) (persons with sudden changes in household finances)

How to check payment requirements
・ If both spouses are raising children, the one with the highest income will be judged.
・Eligible for payment if the estimated annual income (earnings) calculated from income of any month after January 2022 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.
 
household sizeFamily 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