Kobe City: Living Assistance Fund

Kobe City Temporary Special Benefit for Living Assistance (Emergency Assistance Benefit for Soaring Electricity, Gas, and Food Prices)

In light of the increased burden caused by soaring prices of electricity, gas, and food, etc., a benefit (50,000 yen) will be provided to low-income households (households exempt from residential tax, etc.) whose household finances are particularly affected.

Livelihood Assistance Special Benefit for Low-income Households Raising Children

The Special Livelihood Assistance Benefit for Households Raising Children is provided to low-income child-rearing households from the viewpoint of providing livelihood support based on their actual circumstances.

Kobe City Livelihood Support Temporary Special Benefit (Temporary Special Benefit for Households Exempt from Inhabitant Tax)

A special temporary benefit of 100,000 yen per household is provided to households that are exempt from equal resident taxation.

(Sickness and Injury Allowance for National Health Insurance Subscribers)

An injury and sickness allowance is provided to Kobe City National Health Insurance enrolled employees who are absent from work due to medical treatment for new coronavirus infection and whose salary is reduced.

Sickness Allowance for Employees Insured under the Late-Stage Senior Citizen’s Health Care System

An injury and sickness allowance will be paid to the employees insured under the Late-Stage Senior Citizen’s Health Care System when they are unable to work due to off-the-job medical treatment for new-type coronavirus infection and receive no salary from their employers, etc.

Support and benefits for absence from work in response to new-type coronavirus infection (external link)

This subsidy is provided to workers of small and medium-sized enterprises who have been forced to take leave due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection and measures to prevent its spread, and who were unable to receive wages (absence allowance) during their absence from work.