Child Allowance

更新日：2022年8月29日

Child Allowance (Jido Teate)

This program provides parents with allowances to take care of their children residing in Japan.

About the Program:

1. Requirements

  1. The child must be currently residing in Japan.
  2. The mother or father who is taking care of the child and who consistently earns more income will be the official applicant. The applicant must be a registered resident of Tokushima City.
  • Which parent has the higher income is decided by the taxable income from the residence tax of the previous year. If applying for the allowance between January and May, then the higher earning parent is determined based on the income from two years before.

2. Income Cap

Income Cap
No. of family dependents, etc. (A) Income restriction limit amount (B) Max. income limit amount
*This limit will be effective from the allowance of June, 2022 (which will be paid in Oct. 2022).
0 6,220,000 yen 8,580,000 yen
1 6,600,000 yen 8,960,000 yen
2 6,980,000 yen 9,340,000 yen
3 7,360,000 yen 9,720,000 yen
Additional 380,000 yen per dependent, etc.

3. Monthly Allowance Amount

Allowance will be paid starting the month following the submission of the application wherever possible.

Monthly Allowance Amount
Age classification Allowance amount
(For persons with income below (A))		 Special interim allowances
(For persons with income below (B))		 For persons with income of (B) or more
Under 3 years old 15,000 yen 5,000 yen No payment
Over 3 years old but prior to elementary school graduation 1st and 2nd child 10,000 yen
3rd or later child 15,000 yen
Junior high school students 10,000 yen

3. Regular payment date

Payment dates
Allowance for Feb. to May Jun. 15th
Allowance for Jun. to Sept. Oct. 15th
Allowance for Oct. to Jan. Feb. 15th

4. How to apply

Please fill out an application form for authentication (Nintei Seikyu-sho) at the Counter for Mothers & Children on the 1F or at the Child Raising Support Division on the 3F of City Hall.

5. Requirements

Residence card (Zairyu Card), bank book for a savings account with the applicant’s name, health insurance card of the applicant, etc.

6. Others

If the child receiving the allowance no longer lives in Japan, please declare this information immediately to the Child-Raising Support Division (Kosodate Shien-ka).

For Inquiries

Child-Raising Support Division (Kosodate Shien-ka) TEL: 088-621-5194 (8:30 - 17:00 on weekdays)

総務課

〒770-8571　徳島県徳島市幸町2丁目5番地（本館6階）
電話：088-621-5021
ファクス：088-654-2116