Frequently Asked Questions (Disability Welfare)

Based on medical certificate of designated doctor, we certify whether we correspond to physical disability in Yokohama-shi rehabilitation consultation center based on medical certificate of designated doctor. First of all, please consult with the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division (for those under 18 years old, ward office Children and Families Support Division) as confirmation of designated doctor is required.
[Response Section]
Elderly and Disabled Support Division Support for Persons with Disabilities Phone: 045-866-8463 FAX: 045-881-1755

There is a prescribed medical certificate for each type of disability, so please come to the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division (for those under 18 years old, ward office Children and Families Support Division).
Designated doctors based on the Welfare Law for the Physically Handicapped can write a medical certificate Once you have your medical certificate, please come to the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division (for those under 18 years old, ward office Children and Families Support Division).
"Medical certificate style" can also be obtained from the Yokohama City website.
[Response Section]
Elderly and Disabled Support Division Support for Persons with Disabilities Phone: 045-866-8463 FAX: 045-881-1755

Please apply at the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division (for those under 18 years old, ward office Children and Families Support Division). You will need a certificate of the physically disabled.
[Response Section]
Elderly and Disabled Support Division Support for Persons with Disabilities Phone: 045-866-8463 FAX: 045-881-1755

Please apply at the municipal office where you are moving to. Please note that procedures at the Totsuka Ward Office may be required depending on the system you are using.
For more information, please contact us.
[Response Section]
If you are 18 years old or older, please contact Elderly and Disabled Support Division Disability Support Phone: 045-866-8463 FAX: 045-881-1755
If you are under the age of 18, please contact the Children and Families Support Division Children's Family Support Phone: 045-866-8468 FAX: 045-866-8473

For those who are going to the hospital for diseases in the Psychiatry area (schizophrenia, depression, epilepsy, etc.), there is a self-support medical care system that reduces the out-of-pocket expenses of medical expenses to 10%. The prescribed medical certificate (available at the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division) is required.
For more information, please see the website of Yokohama City.

[Response Section]
Elderly and Disabled Support Division Support for Persons with Disabilities Phone: 045-866-8465 FAX: 045-881-1755

The transfer dates are generally as follows.

※Depending on the application time, etc., it may be a month other than the above. For details, please contact the person in charge of the above allowance.

[Response Section]
About 1 and 2, Children and Families Support Division child family support charge telephone: 045-866-8468 FAX: 045-866-8473
For 3, Elderly and Disabled Support Division Disabled Persons Support Section Phone: 045-866-8463 FAX: 045-881-1755

This system protects people with insufficient judgment skills due to intellectual disability or mental illness, and provides support such as property management and contracts necessary for the individual.
The adult guardianship system includes a statutory guardianship system and a voluntary guardianship system. The statutory guardianship system is divided into three categories: "guardianship", "hossa", and "assistant", so that the system can be selected according to the circumstances of the individual, such as the degree of judgment ability.
[Response Section]
Elderly and Disabled Support Division Support for Persons with Disabilities Phone: 045-866-8465 FAX: 045-881-1755