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Life Support Handled by Soka City

Update : 2021-12-6

The followings are support systems for the people who are affected by the Novel Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19).

Support
Systems		 Contents/Eligible
person		 Schedule Inquiry
Cash Benefit

Special Fixed-sum Cash Benefit (Tokubetsu Teigaku Kyufu-kin)
for all citizens

100,000 yen per citizen

  • Eligible people Those who are registered in the basic resident register as of April 27, 2020
  • Accept the Online Application Plastic My Number Card with digital certificates is required
  • Postal application (schedule) Starts to send application forms from May 29 (Fri.). Accept period: June 1 (Mon.) to August 31 (Mon.)

Start to transfer from the middle or late of June.

(Start from the end of May for Online Application)		  

Soka-shi Call Center

Tel. (045) 330-0074

*This number will change from the middle of May as below
Tel. (0570) 0265-44
 

Temporary Special Benefit for households with children
(Kosodate Setai Rinji Tokubetsu Kyufu-kin)for the people who are raising a child/children

  

10,000 yen per child

  • Eligible people:
    Those who will receive child allowance in May for April allowance (including partially March allowance).
  

Transfer the cash within June(No need of application)

  

Kosodate Shien-ka (Parenting Support Section)

  • Tel. (048) 922-1476
  • FAX (048) 922-3274
 

Benefit for House-rent
(Jyukyo Kakuho Kyufu-kin)
for the people who might lose their houses

  

Subsidy equivalent to 3 months’ (up to 9 months) house-rent in principle.

  • Eligible people
    Those who might lose their houses because of losing jobs or decreasing of income.
  Now accepting  

Marugoto Support
SOKA (Entire Support SOKA: Self-reliance Support Consultation Counter)

  • Tel.(048) 922-0185
  • FAX (048) 928-6635

8:30 am to noon; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Loan  

Emergency Small Loans
(Kinkyu Koguchi Shikin)
for the people who suffer from living expenses by losing jobs

  

Up to 100,000 yen (200,000 for special case)

  • Eligible people: Those who were forced to suspend or decrease their businesses and have difficulties of living expenses
  Now accepting  

Soka-shi Shakai Fukushi Kyougi-kai (Soka City Counsil of Social Welfare)

  • Tel (048) 932-6789
  • dial for loan

8:30 am to noon; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

 
 

General Support Loans
(Sougou Shien Shikin)
for the households with difficulties of keeping lives

  
  • Household with two people and more: Less than 200,000 yen/month
  • Single household:
    Less than 150,000 yen/month
  • Eligible people:
    Households who have difficulties of keeping their lives because of losing jobs etc.
  Now accepting
Grace  

Grace of Tax and Other Payments(Zei/Kokyo Ryoukin no Shiharai Yuyo to) in case people cannot pay taxes and etc.

  
  • Grace of municipal/manufactural tax, property tax, national health insurance tax
  • Payment consultation for water and sewage bill
  Now accepting  

【Tax】
Nouzei-ka (Payment Tax Section)

  • Tel. (048) 922-1124
  • FAX (048) 920-1502

【Water and Sewage Bill】
Suido Eigyou-ka (Water Supply Sales Section)

  • Tel.(048) 927-2220
  • FAX (048) 925-5046

Emergency Economic Measures by Soka City

For details such as the requirements and application methods, inquiry to Sangyo Shinko-ka (Industrial Advancement Section) from May 18 (Mon.)

  • Tel. (048) 922-3477
  • FAX (048) 922-3406

Support Subsidy for the Restaurants Offering Take-out/Delivery
（Inshoku-ten to take-out/delivery Shien Hojyo-kin in Japanese）

  • Up to 200,000 yen per store
  • Up to 100,00 yen for the Bento/Sozai shops, bakers, Japanese- or Western-style confectionery shops etc.

*Maximum 50% of purchase amount (up to 500 yen) per one payment shall be borne by Soka City.
(Application for registration will be accepted from May 13 (Wed.)

Sustaining Businesses Subsidy Program for the Founders
(Sougyou-sha muke Jizokuka Kyufu-kin in Japanese)

  • A uniform of 500,000 yen
  • Eligible people
    Founders who started business between January 1 and April 7 in 2020 and diminish the sales (20% decrease)
  • For Apply
    Soka Shoko Kaigi-sho (The Soka Chamber of Commerce and Industry) from May 18 (Mon.)
    Tel. (048) 928-8111
    Address: Chuo 2-16-10, Soka City

*This subsidy is different from the "Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses" by the Ministry of Economy, Trad and Industry.

Subsidy for Using Safety Net Guarantee
(Safety Net Hoshou Riyou Shien Hojyo-kin in Japanese)

  • Up to 500,000 yen
  • Eligible people
    Credit guarantee fee for the loan relating to the Safety Net Guarantee No. 5 certified after March 2
  • For Apply:
    Sangyo Shinko-ka (Industrial Advancement Section) from May 18 (Mon.)
    Tel. (048) 922-3477