City News Shinagawa -- Starting in April, a New Child Allowance, Kodomo Teate, Will Be Offered Instead of the Former Child Allowance, Jido Teate

City News Shinagawa

Starting in April, a New Child Allowance, Kodomo Teate, Will Be Offered Instead of the Former Child Allowance, Jido Teate

A child allowance of ¥13,000 per month per child will be offered without income restrictions to each family raising a child until he/she completes his/her third year of junior high school (until the first March 31 after the child reaches 15 years of age).
○ Notifications in Japanese were mailed to all eligible families in April.

● Those Who Need to File New Applications
　Those who meet any of the following conditions must file applications:
　(1) Those who are raising children who are in the second or third year of junior high school
　(2) Those who were receiving Shinagawa-ku Jido Teate (Shinagawa City’s child allowance)
　(3) Those who were eligible for national Jido Teate but did not received it
Notes:
　1. Application forms were enclosed in the notifications mailed in April to all families that need to file applications.
　2. If those who need to file new applications do so by September 30 (Thu.), the new child allowance can be distributed starting with the portion from April.
　3. The payment period depends on when you file the application. It takes approximately two to six months to process an application.

Necessary Items for Application:
　(1) A copy of your health insurance card or welfare annuity enrollment certificate (if you are enrolled in welfare annuity)
　(2) Personal seal (Signatures are acceptable.)
　(3) Information on the financial account in the applicant’s name

● Those Who Were Receiving National Jido Teate
　There is no need to file a new application. A status report related to Kodomo Teate will be mailed to you in June, so please complete the form with the required information and submit it.
Notes:
　1. Even if you are raising a child who is in the second or third year of junior high school, you do not need to file a new application if his/her younger brother or sister was receiving national Jido Teate (you need to confirm if his/her name is included in the status report before submitting it). Please read the notification/information for more details.
　2. Payments in June will be made under the new child allowance, Kodomo Teate.

● Those Living Outside of Japan and Raising Children up
　　to the Third Year of Junior High School
Being eligible or ineligible for this allowance depends on the situation of the child and the person raising the child.
Note: Please ask for more information.

○ Please note that there are documents that must be submitted to obtain Kodomo Teate.
Inquiries: Child Raising Support Section, Tel: 5742-6721