About school lunch expenses

School lunches are meals provided to children and students in compulsory education schools, and are considered by law to be part of educational activities.
Inagi City provides full school lunches for elementary and junior high schools using a communal kitchen system.
In accordance with the law, parents are required to pay school lunch fees to purchase the ingredients used.
Please be sure to submit a "School Lunch Application Form" when you start school or move in, so that the city will provide school lunches to all students, and parents must ensure that they pay the school lunch fee. We have made a mutual promise.

Basic number of school lunch days and school lunch costs (11 months excluding August)

classification		Monthly amount after subsidy is applied (amount paid by parents)	(Reference) Monthly amount before subsidy allocation	Basic number of days
primary school	1st grade 2nd grade	3,750 yen	4,200 yen	190
	3rd grade 4th grade	4,080 yen	4,580 yen	190
	5th grade 6th grade	4,470 yen	5,010 yen	190
junior high school		4,850 yen	5,440 yen	180

Note: School lunch fees have been revised from April 2024. The increase due to the revision will be covered by the Inagi City subsidy "Inagi City School Lunch Fees Temporary Subsidy for Emergency Measures against Price Increases, etc.", so the amount borne by parents will not increase. (No action is required from parents.)

Note: The monthly school lunch fee is determined based on the number of school lunch days per year, but depending on the school, it may not be possible to use this number of school lunch days. In that case, the school lunch expenses for March will be settled (adjusted).

Payment method and deadline for school meal fees

Please pay for school meals via direct debit to a financial institution.
When requesting a new direct debit or changing your account, direct debit application forms are available at municipal elementary and junior high schools and financial institutions in the city. Please fill in the necessary information, bring your passbook and registered seal, and submit it at the counter of the financial institution you will be using.
Note 1: It may take up to one month to complete your account registration. Please complete the procedure as soon as possible.
Note 2: The first direct debit date for fiscal year 2024 will be May 31st, and will be for April and May payments.
Note 3: If you are unable to use direct debit for some reason, you will need to pay by invoice. Please contact the Academic Affairs Division.
Note 4 : Please make sure you do not fail to pay school lunch fees. If you do fail to pay, legal action will be taken.

List of financial institutions that handle account transfers (handled at main offices and branches)

Mizuho Bank Mitsubishi UFJ Bank Resona Bank Saitama Resona Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Kiraboshi Bank Yokohama Bank
Yamanashi Central Bank, Sawayaka Shinkin Bank, Jonan Shinkin Bank, Tama Shinkin Bank
Japan Post Bank Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Central Labor Bank Tokyo Minami Agricultural Cooperative Association Agricultural Cooperative Associations in Tokyo (excluding islands)

Monthly table of direct debit dates (payment deadlines) for fiscal year 2024

Month	Transfer date (deadline)
for April	May 31
May	May 31
for June	July 1
July portion	July 31st
for September	September 2nd
October	September 30
for November	October 31st
for December	December 2
January	December 25th
February	January 31st
March portion	February 28th

Note 1: The transfer date (payment deadline) is the last day of each month (from September onwards, the last day of the previous month), except for December, which is the 25th. If the transfer date (payment deadline) falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, it will be the next business day of the financial institution.
Note 2: If the direct debit cannot be made, the unpaid amount will also be deducted on the next direct debit date, so please make sure to make the payment by the day before the direct debit date.

Reduction (refund) of school meal fees

If a student is suddenly unable to eat due to illness or personal reasons, school meal fees cannot be reduced (refunded). Also, if a student's class is closed due to influenza or other reasons, the school meal fees cannot be reduced because the food has already been ordered.
If you do not use school lunches for six or more consecutive days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays), you can receive a reduction in school lunch fees if you notify us in advance. Due to circumstances such as ordering ingredients, we cannot reduce the fee for several days after the request, so please contact your school as soon as possible. In addition, requests must be made every academic year, so if you wish to suspend school lunches for the following academic year as well, please contact your school as soon as possible.
Our school lunch program places the highest priority on providing safe and secure meals for your children. Therefore, due to issues with procuring ingredients, etc., we may suddenly be unable to provide some meals. In such cases, we will adjust the menu for another day, and we will not be able to refund school lunch fees.
For children who decline milk due to unavoidable reasons such as food allergies or lactose intolerance, we will refund the equivalent of the milk fee each term. If you wish to decline milk, please contact your child's school as soon as possible. Please note that you must make this request every year.

School attendance assistance system

The "school attendance assistance system" is a system that provides financial assistance to parents who are in financial difficulty with the costs of elementary and junior high school school supplies, school lunch fees, etc. If you apply and are approved, the full cost of school lunch fees will be subsidized from the month of approval. Applications are required every year.