There are various allowances and a medical expense subsidy system as a system to support child-rearing, wishing for the healthy growth of children.

Various allowances

For each allowance, click on the allowance name to see the explanation of each allowance. The day you reach the age is the day before your birthday.
The payment of the medical treatment will be from the next month of the application month. Each benefit has an income limit. The amount of income limit and allowance may change from year to year, so please contact us for details.

Allowance name: Children's Allowance

Eligible people: Those who are raising children during the period from the day they reach the age of 15 to the first March 31st

• child allowance

Allowance name: Child rearing allowance

upbringing allowance

Eligible people: Single-father households or households with children who are raising children during the first March 31st after the day they reach the age of 18

disability allowance

Eligible people: Those who are raising children with disabilities under the age of 20

• child rearing allowance

Payment month for child allowance and child rearing allowance

October 10 (June, July, August, September)
February 10 (for October, November, December and January)
June 10 (February, March, April, May)

*If the payment date is a holiday for the financial institution, the payment date will be the immediately preceding business day.

Allowance name: Child Rearing Allowance

Eligible people: Single-father households or caregivers who are raising children during the period from the day they reach the age of 18 to the first March 31st (Children with disabilities must be under the age of 20).

Child Rearing Allowance payment date

January 10 (for November and December)
March 10 (for January and February)
May 10 (for March and April)
July 10 (for May and June)
September 10 (for July and August)
November 10 (for September and October)

*If the payment date is a holiday for the financial institution, the payment date will be the immediately preceding business day.

• child rearing allowance

Allowance name: Special Child Rearing Allowance

Eligible people: Those who are raising children with disabilities under the age of 20

Payment date of special child rearing allowance

November 11th (for August, September, October and November)
April 11 (December, January, February, March)
August 11 (April, May, June, July)

*If the payment date is a holiday for the financial institution, the payment date will be the immediately preceding business day.

• Special Child Rearing Allowance

Medical expense subsidy system

The day you reach your age is the day before your birthday.

System name: Children's Medical Expense Subsidy

There is no income limit for parents.
Medical certificate Name: Infant medical certificate (abbreviation: circle milk)
Eligible people: Infants (children between the date of reaching the age of 6 and the first March 31st)
Medical Certificate Name: Child Medical Certificate (Abbreviation: Maruko)
Eligible people: Elementary and junior high school students (children who are between the first March 31 after reaching the age of 15)
Medical certificate Name: High school student medical certificate (abbreviation: circle blue)
Eligible people: High school students, etc. (Children who are between the first March 31 after the day they reach the age of 18)

• About child medical expenses subsidy (infant medical certificate, child medical certificate, medical certificate for high school students)

System name: Medical expenses subsidy for single-parent families

There are income limits.
Medical certificate Name: Medical certificate for single-parent families (abbreviation: circle parent)
Eligible people: Single-mother households or similar households raising a child (children with disabilities are under the age of 20) until the first March 31 after the day they reach the age of 18

• Subsidies for medical expenses for single-parent families

If you are eligible for various medical treatment/medical expense subsidy programs, please check what you need in the application procedure.