How to apply for the Temporary Special Grant (100,000 yen/household) for households not subject to resident tax

As you may know, the government has announced a new 100,000 yen grant for households not subject to resident tax in 2024 to support improvements in living standards due to the impact of rising prices. For detailed conditions of the grant, please consult STEPJOB – Japan’s No. 1 employment consulting company for skilled workers and specific skills.

Procedures may be required to receive the grant.
Eligible persons for the 100,000 yen grant are

• – Households that are not subject to resident tax as of June 3, 2024
• – Households that are taxable only on the fixed rate of resident tax as of June 3, 2024

If you meet the above criteria, you will be paid 100,000 yen around the summer of 2024.
Note: Those who received the “Temporary Special Grant for Households Not Subject to Resident Tax” implemented in 2023 are not eligible.

Households that are exempt from resident tax as of June 3, 2024

If you can confirm that “no income tax is withheld” in the withholding tax amount column on your tax withholding slip, you are eligible (see photo for details)

Households that are only subject to the fixed rate of resident tax as of June 3, 2024

Resident tax consists of two types:
Flat rate: Taxed when you have a certain amount of income
Income rate: Taxed according to the amount of income
This payment also applies to households that are only subject to the fixed rate.
If you would like to know more about whether you are a “household that is exempt from resident tax” or a “household that is only subject to the fixed rate,”
please check the website of your local government or the relevant department of your city, town, or village.

The timing of the 100,000 yen payment this time will vary depending on the area you live in, but many local governments plan to send documents related to the payment from around summer 2024.
Depending on the content of the documents sent, you will be divided into “households that do not need to apply” and “households that need to apply.”

Households that do not need to apply

If you have already registered your public funds receiving account, in principle you do not need to apply for the payment.
A public funds receiving account is an account for receiving benefits, various allowances, tax refunds, etc.
Eligible households will receive a notification of payment.

Households that need to apply

You will need to apply for benefits in the following cases.

• ・Households that have not registered a public funds receiving account
• ・People who have just moved into a new area

In these cases, you will need to apply, so once you receive the application documents, apply as soon as possible.
Be sure to complete the application procedure by the submission deadline.

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