Assistance and Support

A licensed clinical psychologist and other qualified counselors are available for counseling on child-rearing issues, such as child-rearing anxiety and concerns about child development and disabiliti…

The Fukuoka City Livelihood and Independence Support Center is a free counseling service offering support to those who are struggling with daily life and work. The Livelihood and Independence Supp…

Aiming to stabilize the lives of single-parent households and promote independence, this allowance is provided to children who do not share the same standard of living as their father or mother, for …

In order to promote the creation of a residential environment conducive to child-rearing, as well as to ease the financial burden, a subsidy is provided to cover part of the initial costs associated …

Mother's Hello Work Tenjin is facility affiliated with Hello Work Fukuoka Chuo (Public Employment Security Office). It provides counseling, referrals, and other support services to those who wish to…

To help them prepare for matriculation or employment, this reserve fund lends money to single parents enrolled in a training institute who aim to acquire qualifications that will enhance their chance…

All children aged 3 to 5 attending prechools, kindergartens or nursery schools, and children aged 0 to 2 in need of childcare who come from households exempt from residential taxation are eligible fo…

Childcare services are provided to parents and guardians who find it difficult to care for their children at home, due to work or illness. You may apply to use this service once your child turns 3 mo…

　When parents or guardians are temporarily unable to care for their child at home due to illness or childcare fatigue, they may ask for their child to be placed in the care of a children's home or i…

This is a system to reduce the financial burdens of education on households with high-school students.  High School Enrollment Assistance Grant Those Eligible for Enrollment Assistance Those who…

This system provides assistance to those who are struggling, due to financial reasons, to pay for necessary expenses such as school lunches (at public elementary and junior high schools only) and sch…

This is a system that offers loans of various types, such as education funds, in principle without interest, in order to promote the economic independence of single parent families and the welfare of…

This pension is available to the spouses or children with dependents who were supported by someone who was enrolled in the National Pension Plan when he/she died. *The payment is made until the end o…

This is a business licensed by Fukuoka City providing attentive childcare for those who need such care, aged 3 months to 2 years, in a relatively small environment of 6 to 19 children.

This is a business licensed by Fukuoka City which provides attentive childcare to a small number of children aged 3 months to 2 years in a family-like environment for children in need of such care.

This is a facility for single mothers raising children under the age of 18 who are unable to care for their children by themselves, due to various issues in their lives. Staff at the facility will p…

Unlicensed Childcare Centers are childcare facilities that have not been approved under the provisions of the Child Welfare Law. The applicable age ranges, service contents, and fees vary from facil…

The subsidy covers a portion of the course fees paid by single parents when they start taking, complete, or pass a high school equivalency examination that develops skills leading to employment (excl…

About the Single-Parent Family Support Center The Fukuoka City Single Parent Family Support Center is a welfare facility offering a variety of counseling for single parent families and widows. We …

It is a parent's natural obligation to pay child support. When a couple with minor children divorces, one of them will be designated as the custodial parent. The custodial parent is responsible f…