¥13,500 a month per child for single-parent households
Child Rearing Support Allowance (Ikusei Allowance) / Tokyo Metropolitan Government (paid by the municipality)
Child Rearing Support Allowance (Ikusei Allowance)TokyoSingle-parent households, etc.Income limit applies
¥13,500 a month per child for single-parent households
Per child¥13,500/monthCan be received separately from the national Child Rearing Allowance
- For people raising a child up to the end of the fiscal year the child turns 18
- Income limit raised from the June 2026 payment
This is a Tokyo program carried out by each municipality under its own ordinance. You apply at the office of the municipality where you live. It is paid to people raising a child up to the first March 31 after the child turns 18, in a single-parent household or a household where a parent has a severe disability.
The amount is ¥13,500 a month per child. You can receive it separately from the national Child Rearing Allowance (for single parents).
There is an income limit, and the threshold changes with the number of dependents. From the June 2026 payment, the income limit was raised, to income of up to ¥3,758,000 with 0 dependents (¥3,661,000 until the May payment). People who were not eligible before may now be able to apply.
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 raising a child up to the first March 31 after the child turns 18, in a single-parent household or a household where a parent has a severe disability
Notes
The Child Rearing Support Allowance is a Tokyo program carried out by each municipality under its own ordinance. You apply at the office of the municipality where you live.The income limit was raised from the June 2026 payment: ¥3,758,000 with 0 dependents, ¥4,138,000 with 1, ¥4,518,000 with 2, ¥4,898,000 with 3, and ¥5,278,000 with 4 (until the May payment: ¥3,661,000, ¥4,041,000, ¥4,421,000, ¥4,801,000, ¥5,181,000).In the same category there is also the "Child Rearing Support Allowance (Disability Allowance)."