For children at private or national elementary and junior high schools, an amount equal to school lunch fees, ¥62,040 to ¥77,880 a year

As the city's own program extending free school lunch at city elementary and junior high schools, the city pays an amount equal to school lunch fees to parents of children from grade 1 of elementary school to grade 3 of junior high school who live in the city and attend private, national or similar schools. The limit is 11 months of the monthly amount: ¥62,040 a year for the lower grades of elementary school, ¥66,000 for the middle grades, ¥69,630 for the upper grades, and ¥77,880 for junior high school. The reference date is the 1st of each month. Apply twice a year (in FY2026, deadlines are July 31 and March 5, 2027), electronically, by mail or at the counter. Children whose school lunch is already free at their school, etc. are not covered.