To person who was transferred from disability welfare service to long-term care insurance service

About new high-cost disability welfare service

For five years until the age of 65, a person who has been receiving disability welfare services (Note 1) equivalent to long-term care insurance will transition to long-term care insurance services and receive long-term care insurance services (Note 2) equivalent to disability welfare. In this case, "New high-cost disability welfare service benefits" will be paid to reduce the user's burden. In addition, since it is necessary to meet certain requirements for the payment target, please refer to the " Overview of the new high-cost disability welfare service "Please refer to the.

(Note 1) Welfare services for persons with disabilities equivalent to long-term care insurance: in-home nursing care, home-visit nursing care for severe cases, daily life nursing care, short-term admission
(Note 2) Long-term care insurance services equivalent to disability welfare: home-visit care, outpatient care, short-term in-home care, community-based outpatient care, small-scale multifunctional in-home care

About application

Every year, among those who are expected to be eligible for the new high-cost welfare service benefits for persons with disabilities, those in tax-exempt households Around July to August , make recommendations for applications. For those on public assistance, the welfare office will contact you separately. In addition, for those who have submitted the application form once, the payment will be automatically made to the account for which the application was submitted from the following year onwards.

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Welfare Department Disability Service Division Authorized Benefits and Guidance Section
2-66-1 Itabashi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8501
Phone: 03-3579-2392 Fax: 03-3579-4159
Please use the dedicated form for inquiries to the Welfare Department Disability Service Section.

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