About the Benefit Payment for Households Subject to the Resident Tax Per Capita Levy (100,000 Yen) (「住民税均等割課税世帯給付金（10万円）」について)

1.     Notice concerning the Benefit Payment for Households Subject to the Resident              Tax Per Capita Levy (100,000 Yen)
2.     Please submit the enclosed Confirmation Form to receive the payment.
3.     Deadline is indicated on the Confirmation Form.                                                                                                                                                             

*From late March 2024 (Reiwa 6), the City of Obu will begin posting Confirmation Forms to the heads of households subject to the Resident Tax Per Capita Levy for fiscal 2023 (Reiwa 5).                                                            

To assist households with lower incomes severely impacted by increases in living expenses, the City of Obu will provide a benefit payment of 100,000 Yen to households subject to the Per Capita Levy of Resident Tax for fiscal 2023 (Reiwa 5). Eligibility for the benefit payment is limited to the head of each household subject only to the Resident Tax Per Capita Levy for fiscal 2023 (Reiwa 5), and registered as residing in Obu City as at December 1, 2023 (Reiwa 5). However, households who received the Special Living Support Payment for Low-income Households (70,000 Yen Additional Payment), and households consisting only of dependents of a person subject to tax, are not eligible.       

*Resident Tax (jūminzei) consists of two categories, the Per Capita Levy (kintō-wari a standard amount applied to all persons with an income over a certain amount), and the Income Levy (shotoku-wari an amount determined based on one's income during the previous year).   

To receive this benefit payment, eligible households are required to submit a Confirmation Form. The Confirmation Form is sent to eligible households with a letter from the City of Obu. Please refer to the 'English Confirmation Form Example (pdf) below as a guide when completing the form. The deadline for submission will depend on when the Confirmation Form was sent to you, so please be sure to check the Confirmation Form once it arrives, and confirm your deadline.

• Confirmation Form Sample （PDF 429.4KB）

Deadline for submission: As indicated on the enclosed Confirmation Form. Form must be submitted by the deadline.
Documents to be submitted: Confirmation Form　

*If your Confirmation Form does not contain bank account details, or you would prefer to have the payment deposited into an account other than the bank account indicated on the Confirmation Form, please attach the following two documents to the Confirmation Form.
・Copy of bank book or cash card
(Section including branch name and account number

・Copy of Residence Card, drivers license or other document to confirm applicant's identity
 Place of submission: Obu City Hall, Relief Payment Window (1st floor, Counter 7)
 How to submit: To avoid congestion at the Counter, please place the required documents in the return envelope provided and submit your application by post. A stamp is not required. If   you are unable to submit the application by post, please come directly to the place of submission.

The City of Obu will confirm the content indicated on the received Confirmation Form, and the benefit payment will be deposited in the eligible household's bank account.
If you are unsure how to apply, please bring the entire contents of the notice received from the City of Obu, together with the bank book or cash card of the account

indicated on the Confirmation Form, to the WELSAPO Support Counter for Foreigners (Cultural Affairs Division), 3rd floor, Obu City Hall.
*Households which received the Special Living Support Payment for Low-income Households (70,000 Yen Additional Payment) are not eligible for this benefit payment.
*Households consisting only of persons who entered Japan on or after 2 January 2023 (Reiwa 5) are not eligible for this benefit payment.
 

Additional Payment for Children (Kodomo Kasan）

Households eligible to receive the Benefit Payment for Households Subject to the Resident Tax Per Capita Levy (100,000 Yen) which include children aged 18 years old or younger will be issued an additional payment of 50,000 Yen per child (Kodomo Kasan).

▼Eligibility
Households eligible to receive the Benefit Payment for Households Subject to the Resident Tax Per Capita Levy (100,000 Yen), and which also include a child aged 18 years old or younger (born on or after 2 April 2005)

▼Amount of payment, etc.
50,000 Yen per eligible child. The 100,000 Yen benefit payment and the Additional Payment for Children will be deposited together into the designated account.

▼Procedure
Eligible children will be indicated on the Confirmation Form for the Benefit Payment for Households Subject to the Resident Tax Per Capita Levy (100,000 Yen). Please check the contents of the Confirmation Form, and submit it by post by the deadline indicated.

▼Other information
●A separate application is required for children not registered on the resident register (jūminhyō) as being in the same household as at 1 December 2023 (Reiwa 5), such as a child residing in a school dormitory, etc. For details, please inquire.
●Children born between 2 December 2023 (Reiwa 5) and 31 July 2024 (Reiwa 6) are also eligible. A separate application is required. For details, please inquire.

 

Place of submission: Obu City Hall, Relief Payment Window (1st floor, Counter 7)
How to submit: To avoid congestion at the Counter, please place the required documents in the return envelope provided and submit your application by post. A stamp is not required. If you are unable to submit the application by post, please come directly to the place of submission.