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Support for people with disabilities

Last Updated February 12, 2021

Medical System

Independence support medical care

As a general rule, medical expenses will pay 10% of the following medical treatments. However, depending on the household income situation, mitigation measures have been set, such as an upper limit on the monthly co-payment.

Rehabilitation medicine

A person aged 18 or older who has a certificate of the physically disabled. At a designated medical institution, you can receive medical care to reduce disability and restore function.

Fostering medical care

Persons under the age of 18 who have physical disabilities such as physical disability, heart disease, and congenital visceral disease. At a designated medical institution, you can receive short-term medical care with surgery in principle to recover the disability.

Psychiatric outpatient care

Person who needs continuous treatment of mental illness by going to hospital. Consultations at designated medical institutions are eligible.

Grants from medical expenses for severely disabled people

  1. Person of certificate of the physically disabled 1.2 grade
  2. A person with an intelligence index of 35 or less (love notebook <nursing notebook> A1, A2)
  3. Persons with an intelligence index of 36 or more and 50 or less (love notebook <care notebook> B1) and a physical disability grade 3
  4. Mental Handicapped Health and Welfare Handbook Level 1

We support the co-payment of insurance medical treatment in medical expenses. (In the case of 4, only outpatient visits)

Medical support for inpatients with mental disabilities

We will pay 10,000 yen per month to those who enter Psychiatry for more than 20 days a month.

Benefits, etc.

There is an allowance (money) to help people with severe disabilities. Depending on the severity and income of disability, benefits may not be available.
You can't get anyone in the facility.

Welfare allowance for children with disabilities

People who receive benefits

Children up to the age of 19 who have severe disabilities and need constant care in their daily lives.

Special disability allowance

People who receive benefits

Adults over 20 years old who have a very severe disability and need special care in their daily lives.

Special Child Raising Allowance

People who receive benefits

Persons raising children up to the age of 19 with disabilities

Allowance for severely disabled people at home in Kanagawa Prefecture

People who receive benefits

Children and adults with severe disabilities who live in Kanagawa Prefecture

Support for Daily Life

Assistive device cost payment system

Pay on your behalf some or all of the money when buying or repairing assistive devices (a tool used by a person with a disability to help or replace a part with a physical disability).

Daily life equipment payment system

Daily life tools (can be obtained by people with disabilities). Give your payment tools on your behalf some or all of the money when you buy the tools you need for your daily life. The people who get it and the types of tools are fixed.

Services that support going out

Issuance of special welfare tickets

Persons with disabilities may be able to receive a special welfare ticket that can be used free of charge on buses, municipal subways, and Kanazawa Seaside Line.
For more information, please contact the office.

Issuance of welfare taxi tickets for severely disabled people

People with severe disabilities may be able to receive a welfare taxi ticket that can be used when getting on a taxi.
For more information, please contact the office.

Issuance of automobile fuel tickets for persons with disabilities

People with severe disabilities may be able to receive a car fuel ticket for disabled people that can be used when refueling private cars.
For more information, please contact the office.

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