Information about the Extraordinary Special Benefit forChild-rearing Households in FY2021* The City of Yokkaichi will provide a benefit to support the lives of child-rearing households.
* Check the following requirements. If you meet them, fill out the application form and submit it to theinformation desk about the benefit. (The application form, etc. will be posted on the city’s websitelater.)* The City of Yokkaichi will send a notice to individuals who are considered to be eligible to receive
the benefit in mid-January 2022, together with an application form and a return envelope.

Eligible recipients of the benefit
Eligible recipients
1) Recipients of the child allowance for September 2021 (for October 2021 for babies bornin September 2021)

2) Individuals who are raising children (high school students) (born from April 2, 2003 toApril 1, 2006), etc. as of September 30, 2021
3) Individuals who are raising babies born from October 1, 2021 to March 31,2022
Income limit:
Judgement is made based on the income of the mainincome earner (a guardian whose income is higher thanthat of the other guardian) in 2020.
Recipients of the special benefit for child allowance areineligible.

Only relevant applicants:
If an applicant or spouse did not have a resident record in Yokkaichi City as of January 1, 2021

4) Tax certificate of the relevant applicant or spouse for FY2021
If the applicant lives separately from a target child, who has his/her resident record in a municipality otherthan Yokkaichi City5) Photocopies of resident records of all the household members, including thetarget children* An applicant who lives in a place other than the resident record to avoid violence fromthe spouse or who is going through a divorce by agreement, etc. may be requested tosubmit other documents.

● Benefit payment period
The benefit will be transferred to the bank accounts of applicants after screening.
(We will start bank transfer in late January.)

FAQs
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Benefit amount
100,000 yen per child*
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* The City of Yokkaichi will provide a lump-sum benefit of 100,000 yen in cash.
* Regarding recipients (except public employees) of the child allowance for September 2021, thebenefit was provided for children registered by the city without an application on December 27.

How to receive the benefit● Where to apply: Information Desk about the Extraordinary Benefit for Supporting
Lives of Child-rearing Households on the second floor of the city hall
● Application period: Monday, January 17, 2022 to Thursday, March 31, 2022
● Items to be submitted
All applicants
1) Application form2) Photocopy of an identification document of the applicant(e.g., driver’s license, health insurance card, My Number Card, pension book, long-term care insurancecard, passport)

3) Photocopy of a document confirming the financial institution to be used forthe transfer (only of the applicant)(a document confirming the name of the financial institution, account number, and name of the accountholder to identify the account to transfer the benefit, such as a bankbook or cash card)

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A mother raises a high school student and lives separately from her husband due
to going through a divorce by agreement. Who receives the benefit, the mother or
her husband?
If parents are going through a divorce by agreement as of September 30, 2021
and live in different households in terms of resident records, the parent who lives
with the child may preferentially receive the benefit. In this case, please attach adocument confirming that a divorce by agreement is underway, etc. (e.g., atranscript of content-certified mail concerning an application for divorce byagreement, a photocopy of a writ of summons notifying the date of the firstconciliation, a certificate of pendency of a case at a family court, a certificate ofunsuccessful conciliation) to the application form.
A high school student lives alone in Yokkaichi City to go to high school in the city.
Parents live in a different city and pay living expenses for the student (child).
Which city pays the benefit for the student?
The benefit is paid by the city in which the guardian (main income earner) (not thestudent) lives as of September 30, 2021. The method of payment and necessity toapply vary depending on the local government. Please contact the municipality
where the guardian is domiciled as of September 30, 2021.
A high school student lives alone outside Yokkaichi City. How should anapplication be made?
If the guardian (main income earner) lived in Yokkaichi City as of September 30,
2021, an application should be made to the City of Yokkaichi. In this case, pleaseattach photocopies of resident records of all household members, including thechild, to the application form.
I am a public employee, and am raising a child who meets the conditions. I
received child allowance for September 2021 from the office with which I amaffiliated. Do I need to submit a certificate?
The City of Yokkaichi requires applicants to declare that they received childallowance for September 2021 in a designated field in the application form. This
substitutes for the certificate from the office with which you are affiliated. Thus, it is
not necessary to attach a certificate.

Contact Information
Information Desk about the Extraordinary Benefit for Supporting Lives ofChild-rearing Households on the second floor of the city hall
TEL: 059-325-6955 (8:45 to 17:00, except Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)