※An application is required separately from the application for payment ofschool supplies expenses for new enrollees before entering school.※*A new application is needed every year*
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s)School expense subsidy system for FY 2024
Tochigi City provides financial assistance to parent(s)/guardian(s) who have difficulty inhaving their child(ren) attend school for financial reasons. Subsidies are provided to coversome of the cost of school supplies and lunch expenses so that the students can be
encouraged to go to school without worrying about financial problems.

1. Eligibility
・Parent(s)/guardian(s) of elementary/junior high school students who live on welfare. Theiraddress must be registered in Tochigi City. (“You hogosha”)
・Those households which are living in poverty and are qualified as “in need of publicassistance” by the Board of Education (BOE) (“Junyou hogosha”)【Eligibility for “Junyou hogo”】 If either of the following conditions below (① or ②)
applies, you are eligible for subsidies.
① Households which have been given or will be given any of the following benefits
from April 1st, 2024.（If those benefits are canceled during the period of April 1,2024 to March 31,2025, the financial aid will also end at the same time.）a) Suspension/discontinuation of public assistanceb) Exemption of residence taxc) Reduction of residence taxd) Reduction of property taxe) Reduction of National Pension Premium paymentf) Reduction of National Health Insurance taxg) Receipt of “Jidofuyo teate” (Child-Rearing Allowance)h) Receipt of a loan for livelihood welfare fund*i) Reduction of enterprise tax*h) Loan for livelihood welfare funds are limited to loans from the Social Welfare Council.
② If either of the following conditions below (a or b) applies and if the BOE has
certified that your child(ren) has/have difficulties in attending school for financial
reason, you are eligible for subsidies.
a) Households in which the total income of the same household in the previous year
is less than 1.3 times the minimum living expenses calculated by the Board of
Education based on the standards set by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare
according to Article 8, Paragraph 1 of the Public Assistance Act.
b) Households whose income is significantly reduced due to illness or disaster, and whoare in need of assistance・After receiving the application form, we will check the total income of the household
during the previous year. If you have not made a year-end tax adjustment at yourworkplace, please complete the income declaration at the tax office or the municipal
tax section of the city hall.
・If your registered address as of January 1, 2024 is outside of Tochigi City, pleaseacquire your “Income Certificate of 2023” in June from the municipality where yourprevious address was registered.
※ The same household refers to all persons who make a living together,regardless of the type of household on the resident registration.

※ If there is anyone in your household whose income is unknown, you will not be
qualified for subsidies.
〇 Approximate amount of income to receive assistance（The amounts below are just examples. The calculation may differ depending on
the ages and residential conditions even if your household composition is the sameas the list.）
Adult 1
ES* 1

Number of householdmembers

Household’s total
income for the last FY

Adult 1
JHS* 1

Adult 1ES 1
JHS 1

Adult 2
ES 1

Adult 2ES 1
JHS 1

Approx.

Approx.

Approx.

Approx.

Approx.

2,260,000 yen

2,360,000 yen

2,940,000 yen

2,770,000 yen

3,400,000 yen*ES: Elementary school student *JHS: Junior high school student

2. How to apply＜Application period＞ From Fri. 1st March 2024 to Fri. April 12th 2024
＜Place of submission＞ Tochigi City Board of Education,“Kyoiku Somuka” (Education andGeneral Affairs section（4th floor of the City Hall）（Submission by mail is also accepted.）〒328-8686
9-25 Yorozu-Cho Tochigi City (Weekdays from 8:30 am to 5:15 pm)
To apply, get an application form either at the Tochigi City Board of Education or at school.
Fill in the form and submit it to Kyoiku Somuka (Education and General Affairs section) of theBoard of Education. (If you go on public assistance, you do not need to apply.)・Even if the household was authorized last year, re-application is needed every year.
・A district welfare commissioner may make inquiries after you apply for the subsidy.
・If eligible households submit a form during the above application period, certification will beeffective from April 1.
※Investigation result will be sent through school around July. Payment of subsidies will be made threetimes (around July, December, and March) through school.

・For applications completed after the above application period, the deadline is the end of
every month. (When that day is Saturday, Sunday or National holiday, the deadline will be thenext operation day) The certification date will be the 1st of the following month.
※It will take about 2 months to investigate your qualification and make grant decision.

3. Details of grants
Eligibility for grants
Items

living in poverty*2: “Yohogo”, those who live on welfare

School supplies
expenses *1

Schoolcommutingexpenses *1

Amount of grants*1: Qualified as “Junyohogo”, those who are

All grade students

Elementaryschool

Junior highschool

11,630 yen/year

22,730 yen/year

Commuter pass charges for students if using bus(es) is the most economical way fortransportation
Elementary school students: Commuting distance to school is 4km or more
Junior high school students: Commuting distance to school is 6km or more.
(Excluding those from outside of school district / those who changed designatedschools.)

School-commuting
supplies expenses*1Expenses for outof-school without
overnight stays

Elementary school: From 2nd grade to
6th grade students
Junior high school: From 2nd grade to
3rd grade students（1st grade students who have notreceived school supplies expenses）

2,270 yen/year

All grade students

Subsidizedamount(Up to 1,600 yen)

Subsidized amount(Up to 2,310 yen)

All grade students

Subsidizedamount(Up to 3,690 yen)

Subsidized amount(Up to 6,210yen)*1

Expenses for outof-school withovernight stays*1

School trip
expenses *1 *2

Elementary school: 6th gradestudents
Junior high school: 3rd gradestudents

Subsidizedamount(Up to22,690 yen)

Subsidized amount(Up to 60,910 yen)Sports gear
expenses *1

In circumstances where you need to purchase sports gear
(either Judo wear or Kendo equipment) which each student
is supposed to prepare by him/herself for PE class in juniorhigh school. (Only once during junior high school)

Sports gear /purchasing expenses

School supplies
expenses for newenrollees *1

1st grade students who are qualified inApril

Online learning
communication
expenses

1 person per household

Graduation Album
expenses *1

School lunch
expenses *1

Medical expenses(Medical tickets)*1 *2

Elementary school: 6th grade
Junior high school: 3rd grade
Grade 1 to 5 in elementary school
Grade 1 and 2 in JHS（Excluding those who have skippedschool lunch for long term）
No lunch expenses for 6th graders in ES
and 3rd graders in JHS

57,060 yen

63,000 yen

14,000 yen / year

Subsidized
Subsidized amountamount(Up to 8,800 yen)
(Up to 11,000 yen)

Full amountFull amount（4,300 yen / month）（5,100 yen / month）

All grade students (Limited to specificdiseases (specified in Article 8 of the“Yohogo” *2 ＝ Full amount
Order for Enforcement of School Health“Junyohogo” *1 ＝ Amount borne byand Safety Act) for which medicalparent(s)/guardian(s)treatment recommendations have been
given at school medical examinations)○Your grant amount can change depending on the trends and situations in the country.
○Grant amount for those qualified in the middle of school year
School supplies expenses and School-commuting supplies expenses will be calculated as below

Annual amount ÷ 12month× Number of months qualified
Subsidies for other expenses listed above are limited to those that have been implemented,
participated or purchased after the certification date.
【Inquiry】Kyoiku Somuka (Education and General Affairs section)
Tochigi City Board of Education ℡ 0282-21-2462