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Up to ¥300,000 in moving costs for child-rearing households moving within the city

Moving Cost Subsidy for Child-Rearing Families / Shinagawa City
Moving Cost Subsidy for Child-Rearing FamiliesShinagawa CityChild-rearing households moving within the city
Moving costs within the city subsidized up to ¥300,000
Purchase or construction
Up to ¥300,000
Rental
Up to ¥150,000
Flat additional ¥20,000 for households with 3 or more children
Apply within 6 months of the moving dateKosodate Tokyo

A program from FY2026 (April 2026–March 2027) that subsidizes the cost when child-rearing households living in Shinagawa City move to another home in the city. If you move by buying or building a home, the limit is ¥300,000; if you move to rental housing, the limit is ¥150,000. Households with 3 or more children (including an unborn baby) receive a flat additional ¥20,000. Only once per household. Covered costs are moving costs, agent's fees, registration costs and key money. Conditions include: all household members have lived in the city for 2 years or more (excluding children under 2), you plan to live in the city for 5 years or more after the move, the new home meets the new earthquake-resistance standards, and you belong to a neighborhood association. Apply within 6 months of the moving date. As a rule apply online; you can also apply by mail or at the counter.

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Nationality and residence status

If anyone in the applicant's household does not have Japanese nationality, that person must have a residence status. Official source (Japanese)

Who is eligible

Child-rearing households living in the city (households with a child up to the end of the fiscal year they turn 18, including pregnancy) moving to a home in the city

Notes

Purchase contracts, construction contracts and leases signed on or after April 1, 2026 are covered.You must finish submitting everything within 6 months of the moving date, including if there were deficiencies in the documents. You are advised to apply with time to spare.Applications close when the budget is reached.Moves to city-run housing, city resident housing, Tokyo metropolitan housing and Tokyo resident housing are not covered as rentals.Conditions also include no unpaid taxes and, if your previous home was rented, no unpaid rent for the most recent 6 months.Results of the review are mailed about 3–4 weeks after acceptance.The city opened the "Shinagawa Child-Rearing and Other Vacant House Bank" (nicknamed "Shinagawa Akiya Terrace"), which uses vacant houses as homes for child-rearing households and similar, on July 10, 2026.

Official sources

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