(2022.4.1)

The Child Rearing Allowance System

What is the Child Rearing Allowance?
It is an allowance provided with the purpose of promoting children's welfare,and contributing to the promotion of the stability and independence of families
where children are not living with one of their parents due to reasons such as
divorce, or who have a parent that has a government recognized disability.

Inquiries
Childcare Support Division,
Minoh City Board of Education Children's Future Creation Office(Desk for Early Childhood, Minoh City Office Annex Blg. 2F)
TEL： 072-724-6791
FAX： 072-721-9907

1. Qualifying for the Child Rearing Allowance
Those who qualify for the allowance must be caring for a child who meets any of the requirements(1) - (8) below, and be either: a mother who has physical custody of the child, a father who has
physical custody of the child while also providing their living expenses, or someone who is taking careof the child in place of the child's father or mother (someone who is making a living and has physicalcustody of the child that they live with. For the rest of this document these people are referred to as"caregivers"). Furthermore, in this allowance system, someone is considered a "child" until the 31
March following their 18th birthday. If they have a government recognized disability, they will beconsidered a "child" until their 20th birthday.
(1) A child whose parents have divorced(2) A child who has a parent that has died
(3) A child who has a parent with a government recognized disability(4) A child who has a parent whose whereabouts are unknown(5) A child who has been abandoned by their parent for a continuous period of 1 year or more
(6) A child whose parent holds a court approved Domestic Violence Protection Order(7) A child who has a parent who has been in detention for over a year
(8) A child who was born to an unwed mother
However, if any of the situations (A-D) below apply, then they will not be able to receive theallowance, even if they meet the requirements above.
(A) If the child, or their father, mother, or caregiver, lives outside of Japan(B) If the father shares living expenses with the mother (excluding cases where the mother has agovernment recognized disability)
If the mother shares living expenses with the father (excluding cases where the father has agovernment recognized disability)(C) If the parent's spouse is contributing to the child's care giving (this includes those in de facto
relationships, and excludes those who have government recognized disabilities)(D) If the child is in the care of a foster parent, or placed in a child welfare facility (excluding
mother & child living support facilities, daycare, and daycare facilities for children withdevelopmental disabilities)＊ Since December 2014, if the recipient or child is receiving public pension, they can receive theChild Rearing Allowance if the amount of the public pension received is less than the amount ofthe Child Rearing Allowance. If the public pension amount is more than the amount of the Child
Rearing Allowance, they will not be able to receive the allowance.
＊ If the child is eligible for additional public pension, then once the pension has been received theycan receive the amount of the Child Rearing Allowance, minus the amount of the additional
pension according to the Child Rearing Allowance Law Revision.

2. Amount of Child Rearing Allowance
The Child Rearing Allowance may be a full allowance, a partial allowance, or be cancelled (nopayment), depending on the previous year's income of the claimant, the claimant's spouse, as well asother people responsible for supporting the child (e.g.. the claimant's parents or siblings who live withthem etc.). (For those claiming the allowance between January - September, it will be based on
income from the year before last.)
The amount of the allowance is decided each payment year, which begins 1 November and ends 31
October. (The amount of the allowance may change depending on the situation of the recipient, suchas if they move, or if the members of their household change.)
Each year in August, the claimant will be required to submit a Present Condition Report to confirm
the child's physical custody situation as well as the claimants income for the previous year. The
allowance amount for the next payment year (starting November) will be based on the information on
this form.
Allowance perapplicable child
1st child

Full Allowance

Partial Allowance¥43,070¥43,060～¥10,160＊ These are the monthly
payment amounts.

＊ These amounts are from
April 2022. The monthly

2nd child¥10,170¥10,160～¥5,090

3rd child onward¥6,100¥6,090～¥3,050

payment amounts maychange based on priceindexes.

3. Allowance Payment Reduction
5 years after payments begin, or 7 years after the month of meeting the qualification requirements,
the allowance payment will decrease (by approximately half). (If the recipient is the child's father, it
will be calculated only from after 1 August 2010.)
However, if the recipient is starting work, seeking employment, or is unable to work due to injury orillness, they may continue to receive their usual payments if they apply to do so. The required forms
will be shown to applicants individually.

4. Payment of the Child Rearing Allowance
PaymentmonthApplicable Months＊ Onceauthorized

toreceive

theallowance,payments will begin from the month following

JanuaryNov, Dec. (2 months)

MarchJan, Feb. (2 months)＊ The allowance is paid 6 times a year, in 2 month

MayMar, Apr. (2 months)

blocks, into a bank account designated by theJulyMay, June. (2 months)＊ The payment date is the 11th of the month. If thisSeptember

Jul, Aug. (2 months)

date is a weekend or public holiday, then it will beNovember

Sep, Oct. (2 months)

application date.

claimant.

paid on the last business day beforehand.

5. Income Limits for the Child Rearing Allowance
Whether the allowance will be a full payment, partial payment, or cancelled, is decided bydeducting applicable deductions from the previous year's earnings of the claimant, the claimant's
spouse, and other people responsible for supporting the child, and comparing the below table to that
income plus the equivalent of 80% of child support payments.
《Income Limit》

1 August 2018 onward

Income limit amount of otherMother, father, or caregiverpeople responsible forNo. ofsupporting the child, of thedependent

Full payment

relatives

Partial payment

spouse, or of the caretaker ofan orphan, etc.

Earnings

IncomeEarnings

IncomeEarnings

Income0¥1,220,000¥490,000¥3,114,000¥1,920,000¥3,725,000¥2,360,000

1¥1,600,000¥870,000¥3,650,000¥2,300,000¥4,200,000¥2,740,000

2¥2,157,000¥1,250,000¥4,125,000¥2,680,000¥4,675,000¥3,120,000

3¥2,700,000¥1,630,000¥4,600,000¥3,060,000¥5,150,000¥3,500,000

4¥3,243,000¥2,010,000¥5,075,000¥3,440,000¥5,625,000¥3,880,000

5¥3,763,000¥2,390,000¥5,550,000¥3,820,000¥6,100,000¥4,260,000(Note 1) In the case of a spouse who qualifies for the deduction for elderly, is an elderly dependent relative, or isa specific dependent relative (one between the ages of 19 and 23), the following amount will be added tothe amount specified in the table above.
(1) For "mother, father, or caregiver"① ¥100,000 will be added for each spouse who qualifies for the deduction for the elderly, or is anelderly dependent relative.
② ¥150,000 will be added for each specific dependent relative. (This also includes generaldependent relatives aged 16 to 19 years old.)(2) For "income limit amount of other people responsible for supporting the child, of the spouse, or of
the caretaker of an orphan, etc.", ¥60,000 will be added for each elderly dependent relative. (If alldependent relatives are elderly dependents, 1 of them will be excluded from having this amountadded.)(Note 2) ¥380,000 will be added for each 6th dependent relative onward. (If the dependent relative is also as
described in (note 1), then both amounts will be added.)(Note 3) The income check will be done based on the amount of income, not earnings. Please be aware that
"Earnings" only shows an estimate of the equivalent salary.

6. How to Calculate Income
Income＝ Earnings for the year － necessary expenses (employment income deductions etc.)*1*2＋ child support － ¥80,000 － miscellaneous deductions*1 Child support ･･･ In this system, this is 80% (rounded up to the nearest ¥1) of the value of any moneyand/or vouchers that are given by the mother or father to the claimant (unless the claimant is a caregiver)and the child that is in the physical care of the claimant, in order to fulfill child support duties.
*2 Miscellaneous deductions ･･･ The types and amount of the deductions are as follows:
Disability¥270,000

Small Business MutualApplicable*If the father or mother is the recipient ofdeduction

the allowance, neither the widow/erWidow/er Deduction¥270,000

deduction or the special widow

Special Widow Deduction¥350,000

Special Spouse Deduction

Applicable

other person responsible for supporting

deduction

the child is unmarried, in a single

Deduction
Special Disability

Aid Premium Deduction¥400,000

Deduction
Working Student¥270,000

Deduction

deduction will apply.
*Since August 2018, if a caregiver orCasualty Loss

Applicableparent household, and has not been

Deduction

deduction

married previously, they may be able to

Medical Expenses

Applicable

receive a substitute deduction, if they

Deduction

deduction

meet certain requirements. (A separate
application is required.)(Note) From March 2021 onward, tax-exempt public pension benefits, etc. (*3) are included in the "income"related to the payment limitations of those receiving Disability Basic Pensions, etc.
*3 Tax-exempt public pension benefits, etc.: Disability Pension, Surviving Family Pension, Industrial
Accident Compensation Pension, Compensation for Surviving Family, etc.

7. How to Calculate the Partial Payment Allowance
Partial payments are made in ¥10 increments based on income. Please use the below calculation.
Monthly allowance

*2

*1

*3

*4

= Ａ －（recipient's income amount－income limit amount）× BA (Monthly Child Rearing
Allowance payment)－¥10B (Income Limit Coefficient)

1st applicable child¥43,060

0.0230070

2nd applicable child¥10,1600.0035455

3rd applicable child and up¥6,0900.0021189*1 The amount of A is not a set amount. Depending on consumer price indexes, it may be revised.
*2 Please refer to the "How to Calculate Income" section for the method of calculating the recipient's income.
*3 This is the amount from the income limit chart in the "full payment" column of the "mother, father, orcaregiver" section. (Depending on number of dependent relatives, the limit may change.)*4 The Income Limit Coefficient is not a set number. Depending on changes in consumer prices, it may berevised.

8. Applying for the Child Rearing Allowance
Before starting application procedures, please consult the Desk for Early Childhood, and confirm
that you have the required documents.
(Required documents)

① A certified copy of the family register(s) of the claimant and theapplicable child (that shows the reason for being applicable forthe allowance)

If your registered address is in
Minoh City, you can apply for acertified copy of your family
register for free at the counter.

② Something that provides proof of a bank account in the name of the claimant③ Something that provides proof of the My Number of the claimant, applicable child, and otherpeople responsible for raising the child④ Health insurance card copies of the claimant and applicable child⑤ Documents that provide proof of identity (driver's license, passport, etc.)⑥ Any other documents that may be required⑦ A personal seal