School Expense Subsidy System

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Hiroshima City provides financial assistance for expenses necessary for school studies, such as those for school supplies, to guardians who find it difficult to enroll their children in school for financial reasons.

u Eligible persons

Persons falling under any of the following items a) to c), and whose household falls under any of the following items 1 to 10

a) Hiroshima Municipal Schools

Guardians whose children are enrolled in an elementary school or junior high school
Guardians whose children are enrolled in a lower division secondary school
Guardians whose children are enrolled in a special needs elementary school or

junior high school

b) Other Municipal Schools

Guardians whose children are enrolled in an elementary school or junior high school and who have an address in Hiroshima City
Guardians whose children are enrolled in a lower division secondary school and who have an address in Hiroshima City

c) National/ Prefectural/ Private Schools

Guardians whose children are enrolled in an elementary school or junior high school and who have an address in Hiroshima City
Guardians whose children are enrolled in a lower division secondary school and who have an address in Hiroshima City (eligible from Fy 2010)

Household that receives welfare benefits
Household for which welfare benefits have been suspended or abolished
Household that is entitled to a reduction of or an exemption from municipal tax and other taxes (Exemption from municipal tax applies only to disabled people, widows, and widowers.)
Household that is exempted from national pension premium payment
Household that is entitled to a reduction of national health insurance premiums or has been granted postponement of national health insurance premium payment
Household that receives a child rearing allowance
Household that receives welfare loans
Household whose main earner receives unemployment benefits under the Employment Insurance Act
Household whose living conditions are unstable and that has difficulty enrolling children in school for financial reasons
Household that has special circumstances, such as the death of a guardian or the victim of a disaster

u Major support (annual amount in Fy 2023)

Item	Elementary school		Junior high school
Item	1st grade	2nd to 6th grades	1st grade	2nd & 3rd grades
School supplies, etc.	13,230 yen	15,500 yen	25,040 yen	27,310 yen
School supplies for new enrollment, etc.	54,060 yen	–	60,000 yen	–
School lunch	Actual expenses		Actual expenses
School excursions	Actual expenses (amount limit: 28,100 yen)		Actual expenses (amount limit: 55,000yen)
Outdoor activities	Actual expenses (amount limit set)		Actual expenses (amount limit set)
Commuting expenses	Actual expenses (when the one-way commuting distance is 4 km or more)		Actual expenses (when the one-way commuting distance is 6 km or more)
School infirmary	Actual expenses		Actual expenses

Caution!

Of eligible households mentioned above, those which receive welfare benefits are provided financial assistance for only school excursion and school infirmary expenses. For some guardians stated in a) (those having an address outside Hiroshima City) and those stated in b) and c), there is a limitation on expense items.

For instance, the following four expense items apply to guardians stated in c). (Households that receive welfare benefits are provided financial assistance for only expenses for school excursions.)

Expenses for school supplies, etc.
Expenses for school supplies for new enrollment, etc.
Expenses for school excursions
Expenses for outdoor activities

For details, please contact the School Affairs Division of the Hiroshima Municipal Board of Education.

u Application procedures

For those who want to apply for a school expense subsidy, please fill out the designated application form and submit it to the school or the School Affairs Division of the Hiroshima Municipal Board of Education, along with written certificates.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school that your children attend or the School Affairs Division of the Hiroshima Municipal Board of Education at 082-504-2469.

Although applications for school expense subsidies are accepted any time, financial assistance is provided for the month the application is submitted and subsequent months. Please make an application as early as possible.