Moving costs within the city for single parents subsidized up to ¥300,000

Single-parent households moving within the city can receive a subsidy for moving costs and the initial costs of a lease. The limit is ¥300,000. Covered costs are moving costs and the key money, agent's fee and prepaid rent for private rental housing. It covers single parents or de facto single parents living in the city who raise a child up to 18 (3rd year of high school or similar), with the conditions of having lived in the city continuously for 1 year or more; moving into private rental housing (with one of these reasons: progress in divorce negotiations, being required to leave within 1 year because of demolition of the home or similar, or a change in the child-rearing environment because the child has grown or similar; de facto single parents need a document showing they are in divorce negotiations); and income within the limit. The income limit is ¥3,343,000 with 0 dependents, ¥3,850,000 with 1, ¥4,325,000 with 2, ¥4,800,000 with 3 and ¥5,275,000 with 4. People using a mother and child living support facility, people receiving public assistance, and people who have received this subsidy before are not covered. A consultation before searching for a property is required, and the application deadline is within 6 months of the moving date.