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Child Allowance - Income threshold

Last update date May 1, 2024

About the threshold of income

  • The amount of allowance varies depending on the recipient's previous year's income.
  • If the recipient's income is equal to or greater than the income limit, the amount paid will be 5,000 yen per month per elementary school student, regardless of age in elementary school student. [Special Benefits]
  • If the recipient's income is equal to or greater than the upper income limit, Child Allowance etc. will not be paid.

Who's income is eligible?

  • This applies to the recipient's income in the previous year. (It is not a household income.)
  • ※If both parents have income, the recipient who has a higher level of livelihood (usually the one with the higher income) will be the recipient.
  • ※[Persons who are already receiving Child Allowance] In June of each year, if their previous year's income is higher than the current recipient category, or if their livelihood maintainers have changed due to marriage or divorce. For more information, please contact us.

When and how do I check my income?

  • For Child Allowance from June, check the income of the recipient (claimer) and spouse's income during the previous year.

How do I know the threshold of income?

1.Calculation of income treated by Child Allowance

  • Apply to the formula below, subtract the deduction amount and 80,000 yen from the recipient's income, give out the amount of "income handled by Child Allowance" and compare this amount with the income limit.
  • Of the deductions, deductions for persons with disabilities, widows deductions, and working student deductions are 270,000 yen each. However, special disability deduction is 400,000 yen, and single parent deduction is 350,000 yen.

Income obtained by subtracting the deduction from the amount of income minus up to 100,000 yen and subtract 80,000 yen

2.Threshold of income [Article 1 of the Child Allowance Law Enforcement Order]

About income limit, income upper limit limit
  A: Income limit B: Maximum income limit
 

When the limit of A or higher and less than the limit of B
elementary school student per person
5,000 yen per month (as before)

Cases exceeding the limit of B.
No payment (newly established in 2022)

Number of dependent relatives
(Example in parentheses is an example.)

Income Estimated income ※ Income Estimated income ※

0 people
(such as when elementary school student was not born at the end of the previous year)

6.22 million yen 8.33 million yen 8.58 million yen 10.71 million yen

1 person
(In the case of elementary school student alone, etc.)

6.60 million yen 87.56 million yen 8.96 million yen 11.24 million yen

2 people
(For example, one person in elementary school student plus an annual income of 1,030,000 yen or less.)

6.98 million yen

9.78 million yen 9.34 million yen 11.62 million yen

3 people
(For example, two elementary school student + spouse with an annual income of 1,030,000 yen or less.)

7.36 million yen 9.6 million yen 9.72 million yen 12 million yen

4 people
(In the case of elementary school student + spouse with an annual income of 1,030,000 yen or less)

7.74 million yen 10.20 million yen 10.1 million yen 12.38 million yen

  • Compare the amount calculated in “1. Calculation of income handled by Child Allowance” with the standard amount of income.
  • “* Estimated income” is calculated based on salary income only. It is only a guide, and in fact, the income limit is checked based on the amount of income after deducting employment income deduction, medical expenses deduction, miscellaneous loss deduction, etc.
  • Excluding elementary school student entrusted to foster parents and other relatives ofelementary school student who are in facilities. The number of people who maintained their livelihood as of December 31 of the previous year in elementary school student, who are not dependent relatives. Depending on the number of dependent relatives, etc., the limit (income basis) is 380,000 yen per person (dependent relatives are the same living spouse (limited to those 70 years or older) or elderly relatives In some cases, 440,000 yen).
  • In the table above, up to 4 people are displayed, but 380,000 yen per person will be added to 5 or more people.
  • The number of dependents is the number of people on the income certificate.
  • If you have only earned income from your employer and file a final tax return to receive various income deductions such as medical expenses deduction, there are cases where the contents of dependent relatives are not correctly declared at the time of final tax return. Even if the dependent relatives filed at your place of work are correct, but if the tax return filed later are incorrect, the income handled by Child Allowance cannot be calculated correctly. If you have any questions about dependent relatives' declaration, please contact the ward office Tax Division window.

When the income falls below "B: Income upper limit" after the Child Allowance is no longer paid

Please note that if your income falls below "B: Income upper limit" after Child Allowance is no longer paid, you will need to submit a certified invoice again.
After Child Allowance is no longer paid, procedures are required even if Child Allowance performs tax adjustment within the fiscal year and the income falls below the "B: the upper limit of income."


①When the income pertaining to the payment after the next fiscal year (June-) falls below the upper limit of income from the year of rejection or disappearance
 Please submit "Child Allowance, special benefit authorization bill" (PDF: 631KB) newly.
 About application time, income of the previous year was confirmed, and citizens can confirm (tax amount letter of advice of city prefectural tax) May 1 to 6/30, or that the previous year's income was fixed after that. If you do, please complete the procedure within 15 days from the day after you know.
 In Motoichi, the previous year's income can be confirmed from June, so even if you have you file before the above period, you will not be able to judge.
 If you apply during the above period, you will receive Child Allowance from June of the relevant year (on-time payment in October).


②If the exceptional benefit was received after the disappearance, the year in which the special benefit was received after the disappearance.
 Please submit a taxation certificate reflecting the tax correction for the relevant fiscal year and a petition (income amount changes within the limit due to tax correction) (PDF: 150KB).


③When the income (income of the previous year) pertaining to the payment in the dismissed / disappearance year (June-) falls below the upper limit of income
 Please submit a taxation certificate reflecting the tax correction and a petition (income amount changes within the limit due to tax correction) (PDF: 150KB).
 

Related information

 Please refer to the next page.

Office of ward office

List of contacts
Ward Section name In charge Window floor Window number
Aoba Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 2nd floor No. 37
Asahi Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 3rd floor of the main building No. 32
Izumi Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 2nd floor No. 210
Isogo Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 5th floor No. 52
Kanagawa Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 3rd floor of the Annex No. 304
Kanazawa Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 4th floor No. 404
Konan Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 4th floor No. 40
Kohoku Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 1st floor No. 14
Sakae Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 2nd floor of Main Building No. 26
Seya Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 4th floor No. 40
Tsuzuki Ward   Children and Families Support Division Child care clerk 2nd floor No. 24
Tsurumi Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 3rd floor No.4
Totsuka Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 2nd floor No. 8
Naka Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 5th floor of Main Building No. 54
Nishi Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 2nd floor No. 28
Hodogaya Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 3rd floor of the main building No. 34
Midori Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 1st floor No. 11
Minami Ward Children and Families Support Division Children and Families Support Section 2nd floor No. 25

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For inquiries to this page

City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau Children's Family Division (Balance Payment Section)

Phone: 045-641-8411

Phone: 045-641-8411

Fax: 045-641-8412

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Page ID: 507-100-847

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