Unclaimed benefits & grants in Japan
68 real support programmes from national, regional and city bodies — each with the published eligibility rules, an official source and the date we last checked it. One of them pays out automatically; the other 67 need an application.
Income support
14 income support programmes12 more income support programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Emergency Small Loan (Social Welfare Fund)
- Comprehensive Support Fund Loan
- Special Payments for Low-Income Households (Energy & Food Inflation)
- Injury and Sickness Allowance (Health Insurance)
- Basic Disability Pension
- Employees' Disability Pension
- National Pension Premium Exemption / Payment Deferral
- Special Payment System for Students (National Pension)
- Pensioners' Support Benefit
- NHK Receiving Fee Exemption
- Docomo Hearty Discount (mobile plan for persons with disabilities)
- Food Bank Support (Second Harvest Japan)
Family & children
11 family & children programmes9 more family & children programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Special Child-rearing Allowance (children with disabilities)
- Tokyo 018 Support Payment
- Child-rearing Support Payment for Inflation Relief
- Childcare Leave Benefit (Employment Insurance)
- Lump-sum Childbirth Benefit
- Maternity Allowance (Health Insurance)
- Welfare Fund Loans for Single-Parent Families and Widows
- Free Early Childhood Education and Care
- Children's Cafeterias (free/low-cost community meals)
Health & care
11 health & care programmes9 more health & care programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Medical Expense Subsidy for Designated Intractable Diseases
- Medical Expense Subsidy for Specified Chronic Pediatric Diseases
- Independence Support Medical Care System
- Hepatitis Treatment Medical Expense Subsidy
- Care Service Fee Reduction for Low-income Users
- Medical Expense Subsidy for Single-Parent Families (Maru-Oya)
- Medical Expense Subsidy for Persons with Disabilities (Maru-Sho)
- Medical Expense Subsidy for High School Students (Maru-Ao)
- Child Medical Expense Subsidy (Maru-Nyu / Maru-Ko)
Work & employment
9 work & employment programmes7 more work & employment programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Re-employment Allowance
- Education and Training Benefit (Employment Insurance)
- Continued Employment Benefit for Older Workers
- Career Up Subsidy (Conversion to Regular Employment)
- Employment Adjustment Subsidy
- Silver Human Resources Center (senior work support)
- Transitional Employment Support (disability welfare service)
Education & training
6 education & training programmes4 more education & training programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Tax relief
5 tax relief programmes3 more tax relief programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Transport
4 transport programmes2 more transport programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Business & self-employment
4 business & self-employment programmes2 more business & self-employment programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Housing & rent
2 housing & rent programmesEnergy & utilities
2 energy & utilities programmesRegions covered: Aichi · Chiba · Fukuoka · Hokkaido · Hyogo · Kanagawa · Kyoto · Osaka · Saitama · Tokyo. City and regional schemes are the ones people miss most — if yours isn't listed, the national programmes above still apply.