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Child Care: Child Maintenance Support

Child Maintenance Support

Child maintenance support is paid to mother or guardian of the child until March 31st following their 18th birthday (until 20 years of age in the case of seriously or moderately handicapped children) depending upon their mothers’ or guardian’s income (However, the children and either their mothers or guardians have to be the residents in Japan).

Target

  • Children whose parents are divorced
  • Children whose father is dead
  • Children whose father is serious handicapped
  • Children whose father is missing
  • Children abandoned for 1 year and over by their father
  • Children whose mother is not married at birth
  • Children whose father is imprisoned for 1 year and over

Payment is invalid in the following cases

  • Their mother or guardian receives public pension or compensation for the bereaved.
  • Children are in child welfare facilities (except for fatherless family support facilities, nursery school, etc).
  • Children receive public pension when their parents pass away, or inherit their fathers’ public pension.
  • Their mother is married (including common-law marriage)

Payment (Case of family with one mother and one child)

  • Annual income Under 1,300,000 yen Monthly 41,720 yen
  • Annual income 1,300,000 to 3,650,000 yen Monthly 9,850 to 41,710 yen

Additional payment for a second child is 5000 yen, every child afterward is 3000 yen

Application

Applicants need to apply in the nearby town or village office, and be qualified by the governor (the users who live in cities need to be qualified by the mayor).

Time of Payment

3 times yearly (April, August, December) by transfer

Section in charge

Family Assistance Division, TEL: 075-414-4585