50% of Family Support fees, up to ¥20,000/month, for low-income households

Kita City covers 50% of the fee (thank-you payment) when you use the Kita City Family Support Center (Family Support), up to ¥20,000 per month. Eligible households are those needing support for financial or other reasons, such as households on public assistance, households receiving the Child Rearing Allowance, households exempt from resident tax, and double-care households (raising children and caring for a family member at the same time). Family Support itself is a paid volunteer activity between members, covering pick-up and drop-off at daycare, short-term childcare, hospital visits with siblings, etc. It is paid by reimbursement: after use, apply to the city with receipts by the deadlines 4 times a year (for April-June use, by the end of July, etc.).