Announcement of the “FY2024 Emergency Support Benefit for Households exempt from Resident Tax” and “Additional Payment for Child-rearing Households exempt from Resident Tax”

Benefits will be provided to support low-income households that are particularly affected by price increases.

30,000 yen per household.

20,000 yen per child age 18 or younger.

Households that meet the following criteria are eligible:

Households in which all members meet both of the following requirements (1) and (2).

(1) Registered in the Sendai City Basic Resident Register as of December 13, 2024.

(2) Exempt from resident tax for FY 2024 (including household member(s) receiving social welfare).

※Households in which all members are dependents of a person subject to resident tax for FY 2024, or are family employees working for a household member subject to resident tax, are not eligible to receive the benefit.

※Households in which any member is exempted from resident tax under tax conventions are not eligible.

Households eligible to receive the FY 2024 Emergency Support Benefit for Households exempt from Resident Tax that have dependent children ages 18 or younger (Children born on April 2, 2006 or onwards)

Eligible households will receive an envelope that looks like this.

(1) Households that have registered a public funds receiving account or an account to received benefits for low-income households before

(2) Households other than “(1)”

The announcement of benefit will be sent.

 Those who meet the eligibility criteria, please contact the hotline (0120-000-483). The application documents will be sent by post at a later date.

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Foreign nationals may receive the benefit if they meet the criteria listed in “Who is eligible to receive this benefit?” However, the following individuals are not eligible: households composed of only dependents of a person subject to resident tax, or if any of household members are not subject to resident tax due to tax treaties.

If you are employed, your status can be confirmed on the certificate of income and withholding tax that you receive from your workplace. If you are still unsure, please call the hotline (0120-000-483).

If you were not a registered resident of Sendai City as of December 13, 2024, you are not eligible for the benefit.

Please first refer to “How and when should eligible households apply for this benefit?” above. It provides instructions on how to fill in the form. If you are still unsure, please call the hotline (0120-000-483).

Please visit the Emergency Support Benefit Center with someone who speaks Japanese.

The center is located on the first floor of Tohoku Oji Fudosan Building, Kokubuncho 1-6-18, Aoba-ku, Sendai.

You may or may not be eligible for the benefit. Please call the hotline (0120-000-483).

For foreign language consultations concerning daily living matters and other issues, please call the Sendai Multicultural Center.

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