Frequently Asked Questions about Childbirth Cost Subsidy (City-specific)

In principle, only the person who gave birth and the person himself / herself can apply.
※If you have any individual circumstances, such as when you are not in a situation where you can apply, please contact the call center.

In principle, only the account in the name of the person who gave birth can be specified to receive the grant.
※If you have any individual circumstances, such as the person who gave birth cannot create a bank account, please contact the call center.

There is no income limit.

Please contact your health insurance union regarding the availability and amount of additional benefits for childbirth and childcare lump sums.
In addition, even if the additional benefits have not been actually transferred due to unclaimed, etc., if it is confirmed that they will be paid under the system, the additional benefits will be deducted from the subsidy amount.

Please attach a notice of the lump-sum payment for childbirth and childcare, or if you can use the minor portal, please obtain "Information such as health insurance card" from "Other My Information" on the minor portal.
※In addition, please set the starting date (the date for requesting acquisition) to be confirmed in the minor portal as "birth date".
[Reference] Minor Portal 01 Get my information (outside site)
Please attach a screenshot of the information page such as the health insurance card obtained above to the application.
If you are unable to use the minor portal, please contact the call center.

Even if you are dependent on your spouse, you will meet the payment requirements if you are in employee health insurance.
For example, you may be a dependent on your spouse's employee health insurance, so please check your health insurance card.

Childbirth and child care support money of national system is subsidy that Yokohama-shi originally pays separately.

If you apply without registering the child care support site application "Pamatoko", you can apply using a paper application form.
If you would like to apply using a paper application form, please contact the call center.
We will send you a complete set of application documents.

We cannot apply at window such as ward office.
Please submit online application on Yokohama-shi child care support site application "Pamatoko" or paper application by mail.

You can also attach a cash card other than your bank passbook.
However, please confirm before attaching that the branch name, account number, and account holder (cannotation) can be confirmed.

If you apply from the child care support site application "Pamatoko", please check on Pamatoko.
In addition, we continue examination in Motoichi even after it became "examination completion" on pamatoko.
The results of the examination will be announced by sending a notification, so please wait there.

Regarding subsidies for childbirth expenses, Yokohama City has not uniformly agreed on the necessity of filing a declaration when applying for medical expenses deduction.
The necessity of filing depends on individual circumstances, such as whether this grant has actually been compensated for the cost of delivery and hospitalization at the time of childbirth, so please contact your tax office.