Information about Child Allowance (Jidou Teate)
About the child allowance system
A child allowance is paid to persons who have registered as residents in Japan and are raisingchildren who meet the requirements to receive a child allowance. If a father and a mother raisea child together, the allowance is paid to the parent who receives the highest income.
Children from 0 to the age of graduating from junior high school (the first March 31 after
becoming 15 years old) are eligible.

“Genkyo Todoke”
Until June 2022, you had to submit the current status every year in order to continue toreceive the allowance（This notification is called "Genkyo Todoke"）. However, due to therevision of the system, it is no longer necessary to submit a notification unless there are
special circumstances. If you have special circumstances and need to file a notification, theChildcare Support Section will send you a letter in June, so be sure to read it.
★Examples of special circumstances①Your current Certificate of Residence is not in Tokai Village as a result of violence fromyour spouse.
②The child is not registered in Japan or does not have a Residence Card.
③The child’s parents are separated as a result of divorce proceedings.
④A corporate guardian of a minor, a child welfare institution or a foster parent is receiving
the allowance.
⑤You have been notified by Tokai Village to submit a notification.

The amount of payments (monthly payment)
Age of Child①Child Allowance(monthly amount per child)②Special Allowance orSuspension of payment

Under age 3\15000If the beneficiary's income is above\10000the limit, a monthly special allowance(first and second child)\15000(third child and above*)of 5,000 yen will be paid uniformly.

Age 3 to before elementary
school completion
Junior high school student\10000Or,ifthebeneficiary's

incomeexceeds the upper limit, the allowancepayment will be suspended.

* "Third child and above" means the third child, fourth child etc..., among the children you are raising until they
graduate from high school.
* Please note that if your income falls below the upper limit after the allowance has been once suspended, youwill need to submit an application again.

Payment schedule
In principle, allowances are paid 3 times a year in June, October and February. In Tokai Village,the 15th of each payment month is the payment date. If the 15th is a holiday, the previous
business day will be the payment date. In principle, the payment will be made from the monthfollowing the application.
JuneOctober

February

For February - May

For June – September

For October – January

When a report is necessary
In the following cases, it is necessary to notify Tokai Village♢ If the number of children for whom the allowance applies changes due to birth.
♢ If the beneficiary got divorced after divorce proceedings.
♢ If you no longer raise the child, or the number of eligible children decreases due to yourdivorce, etc.
♢ If you or your child change address. (Including when leaving Japan)♢ If your or the child’s name changes.
♢ If you will have a spouse with whom you will be raising the child, or if you no longer havea spouse who was raising the child with you.
♢ If your pension type changes. (Ex. Welfare Pension → National Pension)♢ If you become a public servant, or if you stop working as a public servant.
♢ If you want to change your registered bank account (A new transfer can be made only tothe account of the applicant.)

Apply within 15 days after the birth of the child or after you move in!

If your baby is born or if you move to another city, ward, town or village, you mustcomplete the procedure within 15 days of the next day. Please note that if the procedure isdelayed, the allowance for the month may not be paid.
Enquiries：
Childcare Support Section（KOSODATE SHIEN KA）

Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki ， Tokai
3-7-1 Tokai Village Office, 4F☎ 029-287-0896