System for single-parent families

Regarding medical care for single-parent families, there is a subsidy system to cover the cost of insurance.
Additionally, there is a child rearing allowance as a national system, and a child upbringing allowance as a Tokyo metropolitan system.
Please see the respective pages for details.

We will subsidize part of the cost of obtaining qualifications necessary for employment.

Target audience

A mother in a single-parent household or a father in a single-parent household who is taking an educational training course and meets all of the following requirements:

1. Receiving child support benefits or meeting similar income standards
2. Attending the relevant education and training is deemed necessary in order to obtain a suitable job.
3. Not having received training benefits in the past

Amount paid

• Designated courses for general education and training benefits and specific general education and training benefits based on the employment insurance system　

　Amount equivalent to 60% of the tuition fee (up to 200,000 yen)

• Designated courses for the Specialized Practical Education and Training Grant under the Employment Insurance System

　An amount equivalent to 60% of the course fee (maximum 1,600,000 yen)
Note: If the amount does not exceed 12,000 yen, no payment will be made.
Note: For those who are eligible to receive education and training benefits from the employment insurance system, this will be the difference between the amount paid and that amount.

How to apply

First, you will have a preliminary interview with a mother and child and a father and child independence support worker .
Please be sure to contact us in advance, as you will need to make an appointment for an interview.

A portion of the cost will be subsidized to cover living expenses during the period of obtaining the qualifications necessary for employment.

Target audience

A mother of a single mother or a father of a single father who works at a training institution in order to obtain a national qualification that will be advantageous for employment and contribute to the stability of one's life, and who meets all of the following requirements:

1. Receiving child support benefits or meeting similar income standards
2. Those who have completed a certain course at a training institution with a period of study of one year or more and are expected to acquire the applicable qualification
3. It is recognized that it is difficult to balance work or childcare with training.
4. Not receiving benefits with the same purpose under the job applicant support system or employment insurance system.
5. Have not received advanced vocational training promotion benefits in the past.

Payment period/payment amount

1. Higher vocational training promotion benefit: During the training period (maximum 3 years, but 4 years if a 4-year course is required to obtain a qualification)
Households subject to municipal tax will pay 70,500 yen per month, and non-taxable households will pay 100,000 yen per month (an additional 40,000 yen per month for the final 12 months of the training period).
2. Higher vocational training completion support grant: 25,000 yen for taxable households, 50,000 yen for non-taxable households (paid at the end of the training period)

How to apply

First, you will have a preliminary interview with a mother and child and a father and child independence support worker .
Please be sure to contact us in advance, as you will need to make an appointment for an interview.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Council of Social Welfare lends housing support funds to single-parent families who are ambitiously working toward independence.

Target audience

People who meet all of the following requirements

1. Receiving child rearing allowance (including those with the same level of income)
2. As a general rule, you are registered as a resident in Tokyo.
3. Aiming for independence following the formulation of the Mother-Child and Father-Child Independence Support Program

Loan amount

Within 40,000 yen per month (up to 12 months)

Loan interest rate

No interest (no guarantor required)

Redemption period

Within 5 years (60 months)

exemption from repayment

If a person who is not employed finds a job within one year from the date of receiving the loan, or changes jobs with a higher income expected than at the time the program was established, and continues to work for one year, the repayment debt amount will be reduced upon application. Fully exempted.

How to apply

First, you will have a preliminary interview with a mother and child and a father and child independence support worker .
Please be sure to contact us in advance, as you will need to make an appointment for an interview.

Eligibility for loans

Applicants must meet the following requirements and have lived in Tokyo for more than 6 months without a spouse.
Requirements: Bereavement, divorce, unknown status, legal detention (long term), loss of work ability, unmarried mother or father, etc. [Mother and child and father and child welfare funds]

1. Women or men who support children under the age of 20
2. Mother and Child Welfare Organizations

[Women's welfare funds]

1. Those who support parents, children, siblings, etc. (no income restrictions)
2. Those with an annual income of 2,036,000 yen or less who have previously supported a child under the age of 20 as a single mother in a single-parent household, or those aged 40 or over who have been married

Fund type

School preparation funds, study funds, moving funds, living funds, medical and nursing care funds, skill acquisition funds, training funds, business start-up funds, business continuity funds, employment preparation funds, housing funds, marriage funds Note: Regarding training funds, mother and child and father and son Note for welfare funds only: Please contact us for the loan limit for each fund.

interest

Educational funds, school preparation funds, employment preparation funds (limited to those related to children), and training funds are interest-free. Otherwise, there is no interest if you provide a guarantor (1% per year if you do not provide a guarantor)

Redemption method

Principal and interest repayment in monthly, semi-annual or annual installments

joint guarantor

1 independent living person

How to apply

First, you will have a preliminary interview with a mother and child and a father and child independence support worker .
Please be sure to contact us in advance, as you will need to make an appointment for an interview.
Note: It usually takes more than a month to receive funds after receiving your application. Please contact us as soon as possible.

We dispatch helpers to single-parent families.

Dispatch target

Single-parent families with children who have not completed compulsory education and whose address is in Inagi City, and who fall into any of the following categories:

1. Families that have been single-parent for less than two years, have experienced a drastic change in their living environment that is causing difficulties in carrying out their daily lives, and are in need of support.
2. If you are attending a vocational ability development center, etc. to acquire skills.
3. When it is deemed necessary to promote independence such as job hunting.
4. When temporary support is required due to reasons deemed socially necessary, such as illness, nursing care, ceremonial occasions, school events, etc. (Advance arrangements are required, so please contact us as soon as possible.)
5. Regular living assistance is provided to single-parent families raising infants or children attending elementary school who come home late due to work-related reasons (excluding those working regular working hours). , families in need of childcare services.
6. Other cases where home help services for single-parent families are deemed necessary.

Assistance details

Taking care of meals, childcare, cleaning the house, etc.

Number of dispatches

In principle, no more than 12 times per month

Expenses etc.

There are no income restrictions, but you will have to pay according to your income.

How to apply

First, you will have a preliminary interview with a mother and child and a father and child independence support worker .
Please be sure to contact us in advance, as you will need to make an appointment for an interview.

A facility where mothers and children are admitted together for protection and living support is provided to promote independence when single-parent families are unable to adequately raise their children.

Eligible for admission

Women who do not have a spouse or who are in similar circumstances and whose mothers and children are unable to adequately raise their children (under 18 years of age)

Support details

Providing a room, independence support from mother and child instructors, lifestyle support, etc.

cost

There are self-payments depending on your income.

How to apply

First, you will have a preliminary interview with a mother and child and a father and child independence support worker .
Please be sure to contact us in advance, as you will need to make an appointment for an interview.

Possible date and time for procedures

From 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on business days Note: Excluding public holidays.