Kobe City: Notice of “Kobe City Temporary Special Benefit for Living Assistance

Press Release (January 30, 2024)
Livelihood Support Division, Welfare Bureau
We would like to inform you that the “Kobe City Temporary Special Benefit for Living Assistance” is scheduled to be provided as follows.

1. Outline of the Payment

(1) Benefits for households taxed only at the equal resident tax rate

(1) Eligibility
Households, etc. (approx. 26,000 households) whose members are recorded in the Basic Resident Registry of Kobe City as of the base date (December 1, 2023) and who are taxed only on the per capita levy of residence tax for the fiscal year 2023 (FY2023)
*Households consisting only of dependents (children, parents, etc.) of persons who are taxed on the per capita levy of residence tax are excluded. However, households consisting solely of dependents (children, parents, etc.) of persons subject to equal resident taxation are excluded.

(1) Amount of subsidy

100,000 yen per eligible household

(2) Additional benefit for children of households exempt from residence tax or taxed only on per capita levy of residence tax

(1) Eligibility
Those who are recorded in the Basic Resident Ledger of Kobe City as of the base date (December 1, 2023), and who are members of households where all household members are exempt from residence tax or taxed only on the per capita levy for the fiscal year 2023 (FY2023) (about 45,000 persons).
* However, dependents, etc. of those taxed on the per capita levy for residence tax are also eligible. However, households consisting solely of dependents (children, parents, etc.) of a person who is taxed on the per capita levy of inhabitant tax are excluded.

Amount

of subsidy
50,000 yen per child in an eligible household

Schedule (tentative)

Normally, the transfer takes about two weeks, but in late March, it may take about one month from receipt of application to transfer due to the large number of replies expected.

3. Contact for inquiries

Dedicated call center for “Kobe City Temporary Special Benefits for Living Assistance”
Phone: 078-771-7201
Hours: 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (except Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)

4. Kobe City Temporary Special Benefits for Living Assistance Website

For details of this benefit, please refer to the city website.
(1) 100,000 yen benefit for households taxed only on equal resident tax
https://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/a38463/20240116.html
(2) 50,000 yen benefit for children of non-taxable households and households taxed only on equal resident tax
https://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/a

38463/20240116_02.html

◆Please beware of scams posing as benefits.

Please beware of “bank transfer scams” and “exploitation of personal information.”
Kobe City will never
・To ask you to operate an ATM (Automated Teller Machine)
・To ask you to transfer a fee for the payment
・To ask you to keep your credit card or bankbook
・To ask you to provide your PIN