【Gifu Prefecture】 COVID-19 Support Measures
Support Measures

Ministry of Health, Labourand Welfare
Support Policy Website

Special Emergency Small Amount Loans with an extended deferment period andrepayment deadline, and no interest or guarantor.

Support Policy Website

Workers who were not paid wages(business closure allowance) duringbusiness closures2

Loan System for Living & Welfare
Funds

Households which have lost income dueto the impact of COVID-193

Housing Grant

Those with reduced opportunities forearning income for reasons beyond theircontrol

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Prefectural Housing Assistance① Tenants and tenants-to-be of① For those struggling to pay rent for prefectural housing, reduction of rent according toprefectural housing
income bracket after loss of income. Furthermore, exemption from requirement for② Those forced to leave the housing they guarantor if a guarantor cannot be found. ② Temporary provision of prefectural housing towere living in
those forced to leave their housing because of being made redundant, regardless of income.

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Deferment of Loan Repayments forPrivate High Schools

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Scholarship Grants for Private HighSchools

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Subsidy to Reduce Private HighSchool Etc. Tuition Fees8

Elementary School Closure Support
Fund (for those who are contractedand working individually)

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Prefectural High Schools Tuition
Fee Reduction / Exemption

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Deferment on Loan Repayments for
Public High Schools & Universities

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Scholarship Grants for Public HighSchools

12Special Household Living Support
Grant for Child-rearing Householdswith Low Income

the effects of COVID-19, and have lost their home or are at risk of losing their home as a result.
・In principle, grant is equivalent to three months’ rent (with an upper limit), conditional on incomeand assets.

Support Policy Website

Prefectural Housing SupplyCorporation☎ 0584-81-8501

Students from households in poverty

Deferment on loan repayments for private schools for up to a year after application forhouseholds in poverty.

Private School & YouthAffairs Division, Pref.
Government☎058-272-8249

GrantHouseholds with sudden changes infinancial circumstances

・Scholarship grants for households where all of the guardians’ incomes for the purposes ofprefectural and municipal residence taxes have been reduced to a level which is not taxed
as a result of sudden changes in financial circumstances.
・(Private schools) 50,100 yen - 150,000 yen

Private School & YouthAffairs Division, Pref.
Government☎058-272-8249

SubsidyChildren & students attending private
elementary schools, junior/senior highschools or certain types of technicalschools/other schools

Subsidies for schools which have reduced tuition fees for children/students for whompaying tuition fees is recognized as being difficult due to a dramatic decrease in theirguardians’ income as caused by worsening economic conditions.

Private School & YouthAffairs Division, Pref.
Government☎058-272-8249

Grant

Those who are contracted and working
individually (conditions apply)Support for guardians who have been unable to do work for which they were contracted
due to needing to carry out childcare as a result of temporary closure of elementary schools
or childcare facilities, etc. Applications for periods of being unable to work in the period fromJanuary 1st 2021 until March 31st 2021 must be made by June 30th.

Ministry of Health, Labourand Welfare
Support Policy Website

Other

Students from households in poverty

Reductions and exemptions for students whose households are recognized as being inconsiderable poverty as a result of loss of employment for reasons beyond personal control
such as bankruptcy of the employer.

Prefectural Board of
Education Support Policy
WebsiteOtherThose who are currently repaying
educational loans and struggling
economicallyDeferment of educational loan repayments for up to a year after application forhouseholds in poverty.

Prefectural Board ofEducation Support Policy
Website

Grant

Households with sudden changes infinancial circumstances

・Scholarship grants for households where all of the guardians’ incomes for the purposes ofprefectural and municipal residence taxes have been reduced to a level which is not taxed
as a result of sudden changes in financial circumstances.
・(Public) 48,500 yen - 141,700 yen

Prefectural Board ofEducation Support Policy
WebsiteGrant

For those withchildren

・Eligibility extended to those who are facing a similar circumstance to having lost their job due to

Other

For individuals

Support Funds for Business Closures inResponse to COVID-19

Other

Support funds and grants to those who were not able to receive wages (business closureallowance) during the time in which the small or medium businesses they work at was closed
due to the effects of COVID-19.

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Grant

Contact

LoanOverview

Grant

For thosestruggling withliving
expenses

Eligible Persons

Information correct as of April 1st 2021

① Those receiving child allowance etc.
(low-income single parent households)② Child-rearing households which do not
pay residence tax other than those in ①
(other low-income child-rearing households)

Special household living support grants to be made to low-income child-rearing
households to support the daily lives of people in those situations, as the effects of COVID-19
persist long-term. (Details under consideration)

Ministry of Health, Labourand Welfare
Support Policy Website
Call Center ☎0120-400-903

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【Gifu Prefecture】 COVID-19 Support Measures
Support Measures

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Injury Allowance

Other

Those who are unable to work for thesake of recovery after contracting
COVID-19 (or are suspected of being
infected due to symptoms such asfever)

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Public Expenditure to Cover
Hospitalization Medical Costs for
COVID-19 Patients

Other

Those who contract COVID-19

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Extension of Tax Returns/Tax
Payment Deadlines (FY2020)【National Government】

OtherAll residents of Japan

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Extension of Tax Returns/Tax
Payment Deadlines (FY2020)【Municipal Governments】

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National Health Insurance andNational Pension Premiums
Reduction/Exemption

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Reduction/Exemption of Care
Insurance Fees

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Occupation Fees Etc. Payment
Deadline Extensions

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Usage Fees Etc. Payment Deadline
Extensions

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Extension ofElectricity/Gas/Telephone
Services/NHK Fee Bill Payment
Deadlines

If you contract
COVID-19

For individuals

Support to cover costs for those who are working in private companies or self-employed and National Childminding
make use of baby-sitting services due to after-school clubs not being available or being unable Service Association Support
to take time off work. (Provision of discount coupons)
Policy Website

The Injury Allowance is a system that guarantees the income of people who are covered byhealth insurance and are taking a break from work for recovery from an illness that was notcaused as part of their working duties or as part of a disaster. People who are unable to work
due to recovering from having contracted COVID-19 are also eligible to apply for payments.

Insurer providing yourmedical insurance

Public expenditure will cover out-of-pocket medical costs for infected persons (3/4 bynational government, 1/4 by prefectural government). (Certain out-of-pocket costs may not becovered, such as if the patient requests a special treatment room or if their income exceeds acertain amount.)

Ministry of Health, Labour &Welfare☎03-5253-1111（Switchboard）

Extension of deadline for self-assessed income tax submissions for Fiscal Year 2020 until
April 15th 2021.

National Tax Agency Support
Policy Website

Extension of deadline for self-assessed income tax submissions for Fiscal Year 2020 until
April 15th 2021.

National Tax Agency Support
Policy Website

Your Municipality

Reductions and exemptions for care insurance fees.

Your Municipality

Those whose income has been reduced
below a certain amount as a result ofCOVID-19

Those for whom payment is difficult

Extension of payment deadlines and an exemption of related late fees for the period for up
to a year for those having difficulties paying occupation fees for roads, rivers or river banks etc.

Support Policy Website

Those for whom payment is difficult

Extension of payment deadlines for those having difficulties paying fees based upon
installation, management permission or occupation of facilities in city parks.

Prefectural Civil Engineering
OfficeOtherReductions and exemptions for National Health Insurance and National Pension Premiums.

Other

Those whose income has been reducedto below a certain amount as a resultof COVID-19

OtherAll residents of JapanOther

Tax payment
exemptions,etc.

Support for Those Making Use ofCompany Baby-sitting Services

Contact

Other

Those working at private companies orfor themselves (conditions apply)

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Overview

Other

Subsidy

For those withchildren

Eligible Persons

Information correct as of April 1st 2021

Those for whom making payment ofThe national government is requesting leniency from various companies in offering
the fees listed to the left is difficult due deferments etc. and postponement of cessation of services for those who are in theto the effects of COVID-19
circumstance of having difficulty paying their electricity, gas, telephone or NHK bills.

＜Consultations in Foreign Languages＞
Gifu Prefectural Consultation Center for Foreign Residents 058-263-8066 Mon – Fri 9：30～16：30
Kamo Prefectural Branch Office (Portuguese) 0574-25-1858 Mon – Fri 9：00～17：00(Tagalog)
0574-25-1858 Mon – Thurs 9：00～16：00 Fri 9：00～15：00
Seino Prefectural Branch Office (Portuguese) 0584-73-3520 Mon – Thurs 9：00～16：00 Fri 9：00～15：00

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