Assistive device expense payment (independence support benefit)
Updated: December 1, 2024
In order to improve the working and daily life convenience of physically disabled people, we provide assistance with the cost of assistive devices and repair such devices.
If you wish to use this service, please be sure to consult with the Disability Welfare Division in advance.
Note: As of April 2024, income restrictions for the provision of prosthetic device expenses for children (under 18 years of age) have been abolished.
About the target audience
Those who have a physical disability certificate and those with designated intractable diseases. However, those who are covered by nursing care insurance should use the nursing care insurance system for items covered by the insurance (issuance of wheelchairs, etc.). In addition, for prosthetics that are temporarily required for treatment, other systems may take priority, such as health insurance.
About assistive device items
We provide benefits for the following items.
| Failure type | Assistive equipment items |
|---|---|
| Visual impairment | Safety canes for the visually impaired, artificial eyes, corrective glasses, contact lenses, sun-blocking glasses, and glasses for low vision |
| Hearing impairment | Hearing aids, hearing aid systems, special prosthetic devices, audio signal processing devices for cochlear implants (repair) |
| lameness | Prosthetic limbs, prosthetic devices, posture support devices, wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs, walkers, walking sticks, communication devices for severely disabled people, seating chairs (children only), standing support devices (children only), head support devices (children only), bowel support devices (children only) |
About the burden
As a general rule, the user will have to pay 10% of the standard amount of the assistive device purchased or repaired (the standard amount varies depending on the device), and there is a maximum monthly payment amount depending on the household income as shown below. In addition, any amount that exceeds the standard amount will be your responsibility in full.
| classification | Household income status | Monthly maximum charge |
|---|---|---|
| Welfare | welfare household | 0 Yen |
| Low Income 1 | Households exempt from municipal inhabitant tax whose income of the person or guardian using the service is 800,000 yen or less | 0 Yen |
| low income 2 | Households exempt from municipal inhabitant tax | 0 Yen |
| general | Households subject to municipal inhabitant tax | 37,200 yen |
The households whose income is determined are as follows.
| type | household range |
|---|---|
| Persons with disabilities over 18 years old (excluding 18 and 19 year olds who enter facilities) | People with disabilities and their spouses |
| Children with disabilities (including 18- and 19-year-olds in institutions) | Household to which the guardian belongs according to the Basic Resident Register |
In addition, if there is a person in the household whose municipal resident tax income tax rate is 460,000 yen or more, they will not be eligible for public funding.
For children (under 18 years of age), income restrictions were abolished from April 2024.
About application
If you wish to apply for assistive devices, please be sure to consult with the Disability Welfare Division in advance.
You can contact us using the inquiry form below.
Please note that if you apply after purchasing the device, we will not be able to provide the cost of the prosthetic device.
In addition, depending on the type of assistive device, a doctor's opinion or an assessment by the Tokyo Metropolitan Welfare Center for the Physically and Mentally Disabled may be required.
Assistive Device Application Form (Children) (PDF: 161KB)
Assistive Device Application Form (Adult) (PDF: 153KB)
Contact Form
Assistive devices inquiry form
Please contact us via the inquiry form above or by phone before visiting our office.
inquiry
Disability Welfare Section, Disability Welfare Section (Counter 3, 2nd floor, City Hall)
Phone 042-378-2111 (extension 224,226,229,230)
Fax 042-378-5677
Available dates and times: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on business days
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Inquiries regarding this page
Inagi City Welfare Department Disability Welfare Division
2111 Higashinagumanuma, Inagi City, Tokyo
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-377-4781
