Reiwa 5 (2023) Support Payment for Households Exempt from

Resident Tax (Juumin-zei), etc.

This support payment (Japanese: Juumin-zei Hikazei Setai-tou Shien Kyuufukin) (¥30,000 per household) is for
households exempt from resident tax (Juumin-zei) for the Reiwa 5 (2023) fiscal year, as well as households that
experience(d) an unexpected loss of income at any point beginning January 2023.
Benefit amount: ¥30,000 per household
Person qualified to receive: Head of the household that is qualified for the benefit
Payment method: The payment will be transferred to the bank account of the head of the household

Receiving the Financial Aid Payment

Ⅰ Households Exempt from Resident Tax (Juumin-zei) for the Reiwa 5 Fiscal Year (2023)
＜Qualified Households＞ Households in which all residents were recorded in the Toyohashi City basic register
of residents (Juumin Kihon Daichou) on June 1, 2023. Those who are likely to apply will receive an “Support
Payment for Households Exempt from Resident Tax, etc. Requirement Certificate”「住⺠税⾮課税世帯等⽀援給
付⾦⽀給要件確認書」(Shikyuu Youken Kakuninsho). Please confirm the information written on the Shikyuu
Youken Kakuninsho, fill in all required info, and then mail it in a return envelope.
※Households that did not receive a Shikyuu Youken Kakuninsho confirming they met the requirements may still
receive payment depending on their application.
• Confirmation form (Kakuninsho) submission deadline: October 31, 2023（Tue）（postmarked date）
• If you would like to change the bank account receiving payment, or you leave the 支給口座 (Shikyuu Kouza)
bank account section blank, you must include account info for the new bank account, as well as copies of ID
for the head of household plus ID for the person whose bank account will receive money.
• The payment will be deposited into a bank account via bank transfer, so please confirm you received the
money on your own.

Households that do not qualify as「Ⅰ Households Exempt from Resident Tax」may still qualify as「 Ⅱ Households
Experiencing Sudden Financial Difficulties」
Ⅱ Households that experience(d) a sudden decrease in income (Kakei Kyuuhen Setai) during or after January 2023, in which all
members became exempt from resident tax ◎See the Toyohashi City website for more information
*Exemption from resident tax is determined by taking a household’s combined income from 3 separate months (between January and October, 2023), calculating a 1-month household average
income from those 3 months, and then multiplying that average monthly income by 12. The maximum income for exemption varies based on municipality（Example for Toyohashi）Individual:
Less than ~¥970,000/year. Mother and Child (one child): Less than ~¥1,479,000/year.
An application is required to receive the money. Application deadline: October 31, 2023 (Tue) (postmarked date)
Please fill in the required details, then mail the application along with required documents to the Toyohashi City Temporary Special
Benefits Office. Address to:（〒440-8501 Toyohashi-shi Imahashi-cho１Banchi Toyohashi-shi Riji Tokubetsu
Kyuufukin Jimukyoku). The application is available at Toyohashi City Hall, as well as on the Toyohashi City website.
If you intentionally apply for these benefits despite having not experienced an unexpected loss of income, you may be
accused of fraud.

＜Application and Receiving of Payment by a Representative＞

Only those who are qualified as written below can receive the benefit instead of the eligible person.
①A member of the same household (as of June 1, 2023) as the head of household who is eligible for the benefit.
②Legal representative（Adult guardian, conservator granted authority by a judge, or a limited guardian)
③A relative or other person qualified to receive benefits who is looking after the head of household and is approved
by the city.

＜In Addition＞
①If the application is not submitted by the October 31, 2023 (Tue) deadline (postmarked date), you will not be able to
receive the payment (it will be assumed that you declined the payment).
②If errors in your application or with your identifying documents are the cause of an inability to receive the payment,
and you cannot properly fix the issues before the deadline, your application will be withdrawn.
③ If you received or are expecting to receive a similar payment for resident tax-exempted households from another
location, you will be unable to receive this payment from Toyohashi.
④If all members of the household are dependents of a taxpayer(s), they will not be able to receive the payment.
⑤If, after proofreading relevant information or the submission of a revised tax return, you are no longer exempt from
resident tax for the Reiwa 5 (2023) fiscal year, you will be required to return the payment you received.

＜Contact＞
Toyohashi-shi Kyuufukin Call Center ☎0532-26-2271 Weekdays, 9:00 - 17:00