Assistance and Support

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…

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 foster home institutio…

When a single parent takes and completes an education and training course to develop skills leading to employment, a portion of the course fees paid will be subsidized. Eligibility Criteria An …

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…

The Child Allowance System provides a stipend to those who are raising children. This allowance is intended to contribute to both family life stability and to the healthy development of the children …

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…

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…

For a maximum period of 4 years, this program provides financial support for single parents who are studying at a training institute to obtain a qualification that enhances their employability. El…

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…

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…

厚生年金に加入していた人（共済組合への加入期間がある人を含む）が亡くなったとき、その人に生計を支えられていた妻や、死亡当時55歳以上の夫、またはお子さんなどの遺族に支給される年金です。なお、遺族基礎年…

When a single-parent family or a widow/widower needs:    (1) temporary daily living support such as help with housework or childcare due to job hunting, temporary illness (excluding infectious diseas…

These government-subsidized childcare facilities are operated by companies for the children of their employees.   If a regional quota is established, local children in need of childcare can also use …