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First counseling fee of ¥4,000 (¥5,000 for couples) covered for people who have experienced miscarriage or stillbirth

Koto City Subsidy for the First Grief Counseling Session (for people who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, etc.) / Koto City
Koto City Subsidy for the First Grief Counseling Session (for people who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, etc.)Koto CityPeople who have experienced miscarriage or stillbirthOnce per family per fiscal year
The city covers the first counseling fee
Individual
¥4,000
Couple
¥5,000
Transferred around the 25th of the month after the application date
Counseling at St. Luke's International UniversityKosodate Tokyo

When people who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, etc. and their families receive grief counseling at St. Luke's International University (including online), Koto City covers the fee for the first session. The subsidy is ¥4,000 for individual counseling and ¥5,000 for couple counseling, up to once per family in the same fiscal year. You must have an address in Koto City on both the date of the first session and the application date. Submit the application form, the receipt from St. Luke's International University, and something showing your bank account to the Health Section, Health Prevention Division (03-3647-5906), and the money is transferred around the 25th of the month after the application date.

Nationality and residence status

The official page (checked in October 2026) sets no condition on nationality or residence status that we found. Eligibility follows the official conditions, not the language of this page; many programs require resident registration in the municipality.

Who is eligible

People who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, etc. and received counseling at St. Luke's International University (with an address in Koto City on the first session date and the application date)

Notes

Limited to counseling at St. Luke's International University. The subsidy amounts are from the information leaflet (individual ¥4,000, couple ¥5,000).Started April 1, 2025. Paid around the 25th of the month after the application date. Source (amounts): https://www.city.koto.lg.jp/260501/kodomo/documents/20250403163658.pdf
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