Child Allowance (and Similar)

Article ID 1009926　

Child Allowance (and Similar) refers to both Child Allowance and Special Stipends

If you move into Hiroshima City with your children, or you are raising children after giving birth (etc.), please complete the following application procedures to receive your child allowance.

File an application at Welfare Division of your ward office/branch office (except for the Ninoshima Branch Office) within 15 days from the day following the scheduled moving-out date or the day of your child’s birth.
If the application is not filed within the timeframe listed above, your child allowance (and similar) cannot be paid retroactively.
If the applicant (recipient) and their family live in different locations due to the applicant’s job, the application must be filed at the municipal office where the applicant lives.
If the applicant (recipient) is a civil servant, the application must be filed at their place of employment.

Eligibility

Child allowance (and similar) is provided to those who are registered as residents in Hiroshima City and who are raising children living in Japan who have not yet finished junior high school (until the first March 31 after reaching the age of 15). As a rule, when both the father and the mother are financially supporting their children, the parent with the highest income will be the recipient.

Monthly Allowance Amount/Income Limit

Child allowance (and similar) is provided according to the age and number of children, as well as the income of the recipient, as shown below.

Monthly Allowance Amount

Age (etc)	Allowance Amount (Monthly)
Children in households earning less than the income limit amount (*) 0 to under 3 years old	15,000 yen (for each child)
Children in households earning less than the income limit amount (*) 3 years old to prior to elementary school graduation	1st and 2nd children: 10,000 yen 3rd and subsequent children: 15,000 yen (see Note 1)
Children in households earning less than the income limit amount (*) Junior high school students	10,000 yen (for each child)
Children in households exceeding the income limit (), but under the maximum income limit (*) (ages from 0 to junior high school)	5,000 yen (for each child)
Children in households exceeding the maximum income limit (**)	No payments given (see Note 2)

Note 1: Children are included in the count until the first March 31 after reaching their 18th birthday.
Note 2: The payment amount for June 2022 shall be 5,000 yen per month; however, no payments will be made beginning October 2022.

Example of how to count the number of children and calculate allowance amounts

If, for example, you are raising four children of the following ages:

Age	19	16	10	5
How to count the number of children	Not eligible	1st child	2nd child	3rd child
Amount of allowance	Not eligible	Not eligible	10,000 yen	15,000 yen

Income Limits

Number of Dependents	Income Limit (*) Net Income	Income Limit (*) Gross Income (Estimated Employment Income)	Maximum Income Limit (**) Net Income	Maximum Income Limit (**) Gross Income (Estimated Employment Income)
0	6,220,000 yen	8,333,000 yen	8,580,000 yen	10,710,000 yen
1	6,600,000 yen	8,756,000 yen	8,960,000 yen	11,240,000 yen
2	6,980,000 yen	9,178,000 yen	9,340,000 yen	11,620,000 yen
3	7,360,000 yen	9,600,000 yen	9,720,000 yen	12,000,000 yen
4	7,740,000 yen	10,020,000 yen	10,100,000 yen	12,380,000 yen
5	8,120,000 yen	10,400,000 yen	10,480,000 yen	12,760,000 yen

If you have six or more dependents, 380,000 yen is added per person (net income-based).
For details, including how to calculate income limits, see Income Limits for Child Allowance (and Similar) (Japanese).

Income Limits for Child Allowance (and Similar) （PDF 260.1KB）

(Scheduled) Date of Payment

Child allowance (and smiliar) is paid in one lump sum for a four-month period, three times a year (February, June and October).

(Scheduled) Date of Payment	Four-Month Period
February 15	For the period from October to January
June 15	For the period from February to May
October 15	For the period from June to September

* If the payment date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or national holiday, the allowance will be paid on the immediately preceding weekday.

Notification of Current Situation

It is no longer necessary to submit a Notification of Current Situation beginning in FY2022. This is because, as a rule, we will confirm the current state of the recipient using public records. However, for the followig cases, you will be required to submit a Notification of Current Situation:

Those whose address on their resident record differs from Hiroshima City due to domestic violence from a spouse, etc.
The child eligible for child allowance (and similar) has no Family Record (koseki) or Resident Record.
Those undergoing divorce proceedings who are living separately from their spouse.
When the recpient is a facility (or similar) or a corporation acting as the legal guardian of a minor
Those who have received a notice from the City of Hiroshima to submit a Notification of Current Situation

Primary Paperwork and Procedures

Please submit the necessary paperwork listed below as soon as possible if your situation changes as follows. Please note that all linked documents are in Japanese.

Situations when paperwork are necessary	Required documents, etc.
When you begin raising a child due to the birth of your first child (etc.) When you move into Hiroshima City from another municipality or country When your child leaves a children's home/facility, etc When the recipient changes due to their leaving Japan, a change in the family’s principal earner, or other reasons When your child lives with you during divorce negotiations or after divorce When you leave a civil service job	Child Allowance Certification Application Form Bankbook Copy of Health Insurance Card or Pension Enrollment Certificate, Individual Number Card (or Individual Number Notification Card and identification document (driver’s license, etc.)) Other documents (petition, etc.) may be required.
Allowance Amount Revision Request: When the number of children being raised by the recipient increases due to the birth of a second or subsequent children Allowance Amount Revision Notification: When the number of children being raised by the recipient decreases due to termination of custody (etc.)	Allowance Amount Revision Request Form or Allowance Amount Revision Notification Other documents (petition, etc.) may be required.
When the address of the spouse and child changes (including moving abroad) When the name of the spouse and child living outside of Hiroshima City changes When, through marriage, you will be raising a child with your spouse, or when your spouse who was raising a child is no longer there When the pension plan the recipient was enrolled in changes (including when the recipient is no longer a public servant) When the recipient divorces during divorce proceedings (leave the "spouse" space blank when submitting your notification)	Notification of Changes
As a rule, no longer necessary to submit However, there are some cases where it is necessary to continue to submit this notification; see above for details	Notification of Current Situation
When the recipient is no longer raising the child due to termination of custody or other reasons When the recipient becomes a civil servant When the recipient changes due to a change in the family’s principal earner or other reasons When the recipient lives apart from the child during divorce negotiations or after divorce When the recipient is incarcerated	Allowance Eligibility Termination Notification
When the bank account to which the allowance is transferred changes (the bank account in the name of the recipient only)	Notification of Change of Financial Institution
When you take care of a child other than your own (grandchild, etc.)	Petition
When the recipient lives apart from the child due to a job transfer away from home or other reasons	Petition for Custody of Child Living Separately
When the child is studying abroad	Petition for Study Abroad
When a legal representative files an application in cases where the child has no designated person with parental authority	Petition (Guardian of a Minor)
When the father or mother living with the child files an application in cases where the father and mother live separately during divorce negotiations (etc.)	Petition (Parent Living with the Child)
When the parents designate a recipient of the child allowance in cases where they live outside Japan and their child lives in Japan	Notification of Recipient Designated by Parents
When the recipient dies	Claim Form for Unpaid Allowance
When the recipient registers the individual number of their spouse (etc.) due to marriage, etc When the individual number of the recipient, child or spouse (etc.) changes	Notification of Change of Individual Number

* If you cannot submit all the documents necessary for the procedures within 15 days from the day following the scheduled moving-out date or the day of the child's birth: please contact the Welfare Division of your local ward office and submit (at least) a Child Allowance Certification Application Form (Allowance Amount Revision Request) within 15 days.
*If submitting via postal mail: the date on which the documents are recieved by the Welfare Division of your local ward office or branch office (excluding the Ninoshima Branch Office) will be considered the date of reception.

For inquiries and information about the procedures, contact the Welfare Division of your local ward office; please note that the Ninoshima Branch Office does not process applications related to child allowance (and similar).

福祉課児童福祉係
List of Locations of Welfare Divisions in Each Ward (Japanese)

Important Notes

When the recipient moves out of Hiroshima City to another municipality (including when relocating to a new job away from home without their family), they must file an application at a municipal office of their new address within 15 days from the day following the scheduled moving-out date. Please note that if the procedures are not completed within this time frame, the child allowance cannot be paid retroactively.
When the recipient retires from a civil service job, they must file an application at the Welfare Division of their local ward office within 15 days from the day following the date of retirement.　Please note that if the procedures are not completed within this timeframe, the child allowance cannot be paid retroactively.
When the recipient moves out of Japan due to job relocation or other reasons but their spouse and child continue to live in Japan, the procedures for changing the recipient to the spouse (etc.) must be carried out at the Welfare Division of their local ward office within 15 days from the day following the scheduled moving-out date. Please note that if the procedures are not completed within this time frame, the child allowance cannot be paid retroactively.
As a rule, child allowance cannot be provided when the child lives outside Japan, even if their parents/guardians live in Japan. However, when the child is studying abroad, the child allowance may be provided if certain requirements are met.
When the parents live separately during divorce negotiations or after divorce (their Resident Records are separate), the parent living with the child is the preferential recipient. Documents proving that divorce negotiations are under way or completed are required for the procedures. Complete the procedures at the Welfare Division of your local ward office within 15 days from the day following the date when the requirements for a preferential recipient are met. Please note that if the procedures are not completed within this timeframe, the child allowance cannot be paid retroactively. When the person who has been receiving the child allowance lives apart from their child during divorce negotiations or after divorce, their eligibility for the allowance is lost on the day when the requirements for a preferential recipient are met.
When the child is placed in a children’s home/facility, the head of the facility (etc.) will receive the child allowance on behalf of the parents (etc.).　When the child leaves the facility, their parents (etc.) are required to carry out　application procedures at the Welfare Division of their local ward office within 15 days from the day following the date when the child leaves the facility.
When the child is living in Japan and supported by money sent by the parents who live outside Japan, the person who is living with the child and who has been designated as the recipient by the parents is allowed to receive the allowance.
The guardian of a minor is allowed to receive the allowance if the child is under guardianship.
Payment of the child allowance may be terminated, or the recipient may be asked to return allowance already received, due to changes in the circumstances of the recipient, etc.

Please refer to the Cabinet Office (Japanese) website for more information.

COVID-19 Infection Prevention Measures

Eligible recipients who could not request approval on the grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19 fall under the category of "unavoidable reasons" -- even if these eligible recipients submit their request late, it is possible for them to begin receiving their allowance beginning the month after the "unavoidable reason" has occurred. In cases such as these, you must submit your request within 15 days after the end of the "unavoidable reason." Please consult with the Welfare Division of your local ward office in advance.

Welfare Divisions

福祉課児童福祉係
List of Locations of Welfare Divisions in Each Ward (Japanese)

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