Childbirth and child care support business (national childbirth and child care support benefit)

Among residents of the city, those who fall under any of the following 1 or 2

　①Pregnant women who have reported pregnancy after February 1, 2023

　②Careers of newborns born after April 1, 2023

Those who have been transferred to Yokohama City will not be able to receive it in Yokohama City if they have received a childbirth support gift (during pregnancy) or a child care support gift (after childbirth) at the local government before moving in.

Example: If you move into Yokohama during pregnancy after notification of pregnancy at the local government before moving in and receiving childbirth support money.

→In Yokohama, you will not be able to receive support for childbirth. It is possible to receive child care support money after giving birth.

Birth support gifts and child care support gifts refer to cash, coupons, etc. paid in a business based on the government's "birth and child care support grant business". Please check with the local government before moving in to see if you have received a gift for childbirth support or child care support gift.

• Childbirth support money: 50,000 yen per pregnant woman
• Child care support money: 50,000 yen per newborn baby

※From October 2024, we were going to change from cash payment to gift (electronic coupon), but we will continue cash payment during 2024.

• Childbirth support money: Until the date of birth
• Child care support money: Within 3 months from "Hello baby visit"

You will be notified of your pregnancy at your ward office, Children and Families Support Division, and will guide you on how to apply on the spot.

In the case of "Hello baby visit", I will guide you about the application method.
　Attention: Child care support money is the caregiver who received the interview of "Hello baby visit" can apply.

※You need your mother and child handbook number to apply.
　If you are transferred to Yokohama City, please obtain the Yokohama City Mother and Child Handbook Number at the window of Children and Families Support Division in your ward.
※Even if you have lived in Yokohama in the past and have been transferred to Yokohama again, you will need to obtain a Yokohama City Mother and Child Handbook Number.
※As a general rule, it is reception by electronic application (Yokohama-shi child care support site application "Pamatoko"). The application method is described in the guide.
※After reviewing the application details, a notification of the examination result will be mailed (about 10 weeks). After sending the notification, the support money will be transferred to the designated account in order. Please note that if there are any incomplete application documents, it will take more time to confirm the application details.

[Retrospective Targets] Among residents of the city, those who fall under any of the following 1-3
・Childbirth support money: ①Those who have reported pregnancy on or after April 1, 2022
　　　　　　　②Those who became pregnant before March 31, 2022 and gave birth on or after April 1, 2022
・Child care support money: ③Those who became pregnant before March 31, 2022 and gave birth on or after April 1, 2022
Of the above persons, those who have been notified of pregnancy by January 31, 2023 and those who have given birth by March 31, 2023 will be mailed individually with information on the application. The application was closed on August 31, 2023.
※Applications cannot be made after March 1, 2024, including those who could not apply within the deadline due to unavoidable circumstances.
　

Approximately 2-3 months from the application, we will transfer it to the account specified at the time of application.
※In the case of application, it is necessary to register user information in Yokohama-shi child care support site application "Pamatoko".
　If you are not sure how to register, please check the user guide on the "Pamatoko" page.
　Please refer to the My Page of "Pamatoko" for details.

We have established a call center to answer questions from everyone about the childbirth and child care support system.

Phone number: 0120-616-626 (toll-free number)
Reception hours: From 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (from Monday to Friday) (excluding holidays and holidays, New Year's holidays (December 29 to January 3))

[Note]
For individual inquiries such as the status of the examination and the date of transfer, please contact the call center.

Yokohama-shi childbirth, child care support business operation summary (PDF: 188KB)
Yokohama-shi childbirth, child care support business operation point (PDF: 581KB)
Rule (PDF: 125KB) about grant such as Yokohama-shi subsidies

Child and Family Agency HP Childbirth, child care support grant (outside site)
Frequently Asked Questions about Childbirth and Child Care Support Business