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Child-related allowances

There are allowances available to support childrearing.For more information,please contact the section in charge.

Subsidies for Supporting Childbirth/Childcare

When you get pregnant,you can receive 50,000yen.When you report your pregnancy,please apply to the Maternal and Child Health Section.

Lump-sum birth allowance

National Health Insurance enrollees can receive 420,000yen when they give birth.Since the allowance will be directly paid to the hospital or the like, there is no need to apply.However, if you wish this allowance to be deposited into your bank account instead, please apply to the National Health Insurance and Pension Section.

If you are enrolled in employees’ Social Health Insurance (insurance for those working in companies), please consult with your place of employment.

For more information, please contact the National Health Insurance and Pension Section.

Child allowance

An allowance is available to residents raising a child between ages 0 and 15 (i.e., until graduation from junior high school).This allowance will be deposited in lump sums in June, October and February.You must apply within fifteen days of the birth of your child to receive this allowance.

Eligibility depends on the total income of the parents.

The amount differs depending on the child’s age:

• Ages 0 to 2 (flat rate): 15,000yen
• From age three to until graduation from elementary school (first and second children): 10,000yen
• From age three to until graduation from elementary school (third and subsequent children): 15,000yen
• Junior high school children (flat rate): 10,000yen

For more information, please contact the Child Services Section.

Medical subsidy for children

When a child between the ages of 0 and 15 (i.e., until graduation from junior high school) goes to a hospital or pharmacy for an illness or injury and presents a child medical care ticket (card) , the portion of the medical fee covered by health insurance will be free or will cost 200yen per visit.

You can apply at the Child Services Section to receive a child medical care ticket (card).

For more information, please contact the Child Services Section.

Special childrearing allowance

This allowance is available for households raising children with disabilities up to the age of nineteen.The amount varies depending on the grade (severity) of the disability, and eligibility depends on the total income of the parents.
For more information, please contact the Welfare Support Section for the Disabled.

Disabled children welfare allowance 

This allowance is available for households raising children with severe disabilities up to the age of nineteen.Eligibility depends on the total income of the parents.
For more information, please contact the Welfare Support Section for the Disabled.