Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (09.10.2020) Single-parent temporary special allowance is paid to single-parent households if;
1. they receives child-rearing allowances of June 2020;
2. their child-rearing allowances of June 2020 are suspended due to receiving public pensions; or
3. their income dropped as low as child-rearing allowance beneficiaries.
Basic amount of the special allowance is 50,000 yen. 30,000 yen is added per child for the second and subsequent child and another 50,000 yen for a household whose income dropped due to Covid-19. The government pays for the funding and local municipalities administers the special allowance. The payment for the household who fulfil condition 1 is to be implemented in August.
Single-parent temporary special allowance of 50,000 yen is paid to single-parent households that receives child-rearing allowances. 30,000 yen is added per child for the second and subsequent child and another 50,000 yen for a household whose income dropped due to Covid-19.