For moves within the city due to eviction and similar, ¥150,000 for moving costs + a rent difference of ¥20,000 a month for up to 2 years
- Apply before signing the lease for the new home
- In the city for 1 year or more, previous-year income of ¥1,896,000 or less
When you move from private rental housing in the city to other private rental housing because of eviction or to improve your living environment, Bunkyo City subsidizes the total of key money, the agent's fee and moving costs (excluding consumption tax) up to ¥150,000, and the difference between the new and old rent up to ¥20,000 a month for up to 2 years. One of the covered household types is single-mother or single-father households with children under 18, and households where grandparents or others raise the children. Elderly households and households with persons with disabilities are also covered, so it is not a program only for single parents.
The most important point is the timing of the application. You cannot receive it unless you apply before signing the lease for the new home. Applications after signing are not accepted.
Other requirements are: having lived in the city continuously for 1 year or more; household income for the previous year of ¥1,896,000 or less after deductions; not receiving the housing assistance of public assistance; no unpaid resident tax or rent for the current home; and not having used this program before. The office is Welfare Housing Services on the north side of the 11th floor of the Civic Center (03-5803-1238).