The Center for Helping Each Other

JUNTOS means“Together with” inPortuguese”“JUNTOS News!”No.15
17/10/2015 Issued

JUNTOS provides rooms , serves as a regional
exchange center, works on a daily basis forconsultation about troubles you might have, andalso rents tools for cleaning up so that you canrestore your lives and the Joso area may bereconstructed.

～ There is nothing different between
nationalities. JUNTOS stands by you.～

Special topics: Information gathered by JUNTOS
We did a survey of the present condition of the disaster victims.
For various reasons, such as the distance to the evacuation
centers, many people are recovering from the flood in their own
homes. However, they say that there is not enough support, so thestaff of JUNTOS visited about 100 houses around Mitsukaido thatwere flooded under the floor to see the situation. The residents areliving on their second floor without a kitchen, and are still dealing
with problems such as the cleaning up, making meals without akitchen, and money worries.
◎About the damage
・Car damage 73%
・Able to use the kitchen 28%
・Able to use heating appliances 46%◎Voices of victims
・We want to receive our Disaster Affected
Housing Certificate (Risai syomei) soon.
・We can’t listen to the radio.
・We want information on the distribution of food.
etc.

Topics: The latest daily life information■Exemption from Water and Sewerage Rates
Residents in the eastern area of the Kinu River (Kinugawa) will be exempt from paying water andsewerage rates for three months, from September to November.

どちらか…
持ち家が床上浸水■Emergency Housing Repair
For houses that were flooded above floor level and need repairs, thecity government will pay for repairing houses after you apply. It pays up
to 567,000 yen directly to the building (repair) company (You cannot
receive this money in cash). (In case of partially damaged houses, theamount is limited depending on your income).
■Offering public housing for free
People, whose houses have been completely destroyed or are inhabitableeven after emergency repair, can move into Ibaraki prefecture public
housing for 6 months, rent-free (for a maximum of 2 years).
These houses are mostly outside of Joso, in Tsukuba, Toride, andShimotsuma, so please consider how this will affect your family’s situation,for example getting to and from your child’s school and/or commuting towork, before applying.
For application, a Disaster Affected Housing Certificate (Risai syomei) isnecessary.
Contact the Housing Department of the Prefectural Office (301-4750).

Topics: The latest daily life information■Relief system for disaster victims
・The amount of payment supplied by this system is the total amount of the basic support paid
according to the degree of damage to the house and the additional support paid by the way of housing
reconstruction (in the case of single households the amount is 3/4 of the indicated price below).

Basic support
Damagedegree ofhouse

1. Completely
destroyed
1,000,000 yen
2. Severely
damaged
500,000 yen

Additional
support※Way ofhousing
reconstruction

For 13 months from the disaster

A.New purchase or
construction 2,000,000 yen
B. Repairing 1,000,000yen
C. Rental apartment
500,000 yen

For 37 months from the disaster※If you apply for 〃C. Rental 500,000yen〃the first time and then 〃A. Construction or purchase〃,
the total payment is 1,500,000 yen, of its balance.

■Disaster Affected Housing Certificate(Risai-Syomei)

For persons who applied for the Disaster Affected Housing Certificate (Risai-syomei), please makesure to check the judgment of the housing damage on the certificate you have received. This is theprimary judgment by a city investigator by checking the exterior of the house. In the case of flood
damage, one criteria for judging whether the house has been partially or severely destroyed iswhether the water level has reached one meter above the floor, but other criteria can also be taken
into consideration. If you in doubt or are not satisfied with the judgment of damage you have received
on the certificate, you can apply for a secondary judgment to have the interior checked also. After thesecondary judgement, it is possible to get a different result.
The Disaster Affected Housing Certificate (Risai Syomei) relates to various support and it is very
important. If you have not applied yet, please apply as soon as possible.

Information from JUNTOS◆◆ ①Pick-up volunteer and②Car sharing from JUNTOS moving support team

①We provide pick-up services to hospital, shopping, and house cleaning for people who havedifficulty getting around (because they have lost cars or cannot afford to pay for transport, etc). Please
do not hesitate to contact us.
②We held a〃Car sharing information session〃for those who have trouble from loss of their cars.
Contact us if you are interested.
Sunday, 18 October from 15 :00 to 16 :00 at 2nd floor of JUNTOS
Monday, 19 October from 15 :00 to 16 :00 at work building of Asunaro no Sato
From17:00 to 18:00 at dining room of Ishige Sports Gymnastics◎Contacts
JUNTOS moving support team
TEL :090-5804-5542(Open between 9 :00 to 17 :00)

◆Radio Juntos ( disaster FM 89.2 MHz) is now on air!

Radio Juntos, information in multiple languages edited by JUNTOS, is on air.

◆You can borrow some equipment and materials!

We lend light trucks, hand trucks, high-pressure washers, wheel borrows, cleaners and so on.
We are also coordinating volunteers. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.
北水海道駅

Publisher: JUNTOS HELPING CENTER
ココス様県
道
TEL: 090-6568-9930(10:00AM to 4:30PM)
３５ JUNTOS
７ADDRESS: 4346-3, Mitsukaido, Morishitamachi, Joso-shi, 303-0005.
↓ 水海道駅LAND MARK:
Kitamitsukaido(North-Mitsukaido)Station on Kantotsudo-Joso line.Near “COCOs” at 357 Prefectural Road.