Maternity Allowance (Health Insurance)
出産手当金
Paid by 健康保険(協会けんぽ・健保組合) · 🇯🇵 Japan
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
1 document you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
出産のため休業した期間について標準報酬日額の3分の2が支給される(協会けんぽの制度)
https://www.kyoukaikenpo.or.jp/senpo/case/011/index.html
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.kyoukaikenpo.or.jp
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Other family & children support in Japan
8 more 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
- Welfare Fund Loans for Single-Parent Families and Widows
- Free Early Childhood Education and Care
- Children's Cafeterias (free/low-cost community meals)
Similar programmes
Special Child-rearing Allowance (children with disabilities)
こども家庭庁 / 市区町村
Child-rearing Allowance (single-parent families)
こども家庭庁 / 市区町村
Child Allowance
こども家庭庁 / 市区町村
Tokyo 018 Support Payment
東京都(子供政策連携室)
Childcare Leave Benefit (Employment Insurance)
厚生労働省(雇用保険)/ ハローワーク
Lump-sum Childbirth Benefit
健康保険(協会けんぽ・健保組合・国保)