Support Benefits for Pregnant Women 妊婦のための支援給付事業
更新日：2025年5月23日
Support Benefits for Pregnant Women
From April 1, 2025, to provide comprehensive and seamless support from pregnancy to child rearing, we will enhance the “Comprehensive Consultation Support for Pregnant Women” that offers easy-to-access consultation and links them to necessary support for various needs, and at the same time, we will effectively combine the “Support Benefits for Pregnant Women (妊婦のための支援給付交付金)” to reduce the financial burden related to childbirth and childrearing for pregnant women and families raising children who have registered their pregnancy or reported the birth of their child.
In Matsudo City, the “Support Benefits for Pregnant Women” will replace the previous “Childbirth and Childrearing Support Benefits.” These benefits will be provided in two payments: one during pregnancy and the other after the birth of the child.
※Application is required to receive this benefit.
※Those who gave birth before March 31, 2025 are applicable for the “Childrearing Support Benefit”. Please refer to the details in the latter half of this page.
- Overview
- Support Benefit Amount
- Required Document
- Application
- FAQ
- Contact Us
- Related Links
- ＞ Regarding 'Childbirth and Childrearing Support Benefits'
Overview of the Support Benefits for Pregnant Women
| Eligibility | How to Obtain Application Information | |
|---|---|---|
1 |
・Pregnant woman who submitted notification of pregnancy after April 1, 2025. |
The application information is provided at the time of reporting pregnancy |
2 |
Those who gave birth on or after April 1, 2025 ※One notification per child is required. |
The application information is provided at the time of "home visits to families wth a newborn." |
※For both 1 and 2 above, the applicant must be the “pregnant women”.
※Those who unfortunately did not continue their pregnancies or lost their children on or after April 1, 2025 are also eligible. Please contact your nearest Citizen Health Consulting Room.
Support Benefits Amount
| 1 | Pregnancy Support Benefits 1st payment (During pregnancy) | 50,000 yen per pregnant woman |
| 2 | Pregnancy Support Benefits 2nd payment (After childbirth) | 50,000 yen per child/fetus |
Support Benefits Payment Method
The payment will be made to the account to which you entered in the application.
*After confirming the requirements, we will send you the notify you of the decision of provision.
*If there are any incomplete applications, you will receive a “Request for Re-submission” to your registered e-mail. Please note that you must reapply (correct the application with the same application number) in order to receive the benefit. Also, please contact us in advance when “withdrawing” your application.
Time span from application to payment
Payments are made approximately two months after the application is accepted.
Application Deadline
| Type of Support Benefit | Aplication Due | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ・Pregnant woman who submitted notification of pregnancy after April 1, 2025. |
Within 1 year from the date of confirmation of pregnancy at an Obstetric care facility, etc. |
| 2 | Those who gave birth on or after April 1, 2025 | Within 1 year after childbirth |
*If you do not meet the application deadline, you maynot be able to receive the benefit. If you have any circumstances that should be noted, please contact us at [Contact Us] below.
Required Document
Applicant’s proof of identification (A, B, or C) |
A | Either one of My Number Card, Driver’s License, Residence Card, etc. (A photo ID) |
| B | Two ID documents issued by the local/national government, such as Health Insurance Card. (No photo) | |
| C | One ID document issued by the local/national government, such as Health Insurance Card (no photo), and one document that lists your full name, such as a hospital card, etc. | |
| Document showing the applicant’s banking information | A document that shows the name and branch of your financial institution, account number, and account holder’s name (i.e. bank book, ATM card). | |
| Other | Additional documents may be required depending on each situation. | |
How to Apply
■ Apply online
Scan the QR code on the information you receive and file the application online.
※User registration is required for the first use.
■ Apply by mail
If you are unable to apply online, please let us know via [CONTACT US] below.
We will send you the set of application documentation.
FAQ
● My bank book and bank card are still in my maiden name. Can I still apply?
Please submit the Letter of Proxy with your application.
The Letter of Proxy must be stamped with Hanko (seal), and mailed to the address below.
Ninpu Shien Kyufukin Call Center
74-3 Takegahana, Matsudo City, 271-0072
● I am away in my hometown to deliver the baby.
You can apply to this benefit for the city of your registered residence. Please contact one of the Health and Welfare Centers or Oyako Sukoyaka Centers for more detail.
● The applicant has moved-in/moved-out before the payment.
The benefit is provided only from either one of the municipalities, so the applicant may need to re-apply at the city of her new residence. Please consult at the Citizen Health Consultation Room.
● I was pregnant and/or gave birth overseas.
For details, please contact us at [Contact Us] below.
● After notification of pregnancy, the baby was not delivered due to miscarriage, etc.
You may be eligible to receive the “Pregnancy Benefit”, but you need to provide the proof of pregnancy.
Please contact the Health and Welfare Ceter or Oyako Sukoyaka Center for more detail.
● Failure to apply by the application deadline due to being hospitalized for an extended period of time or living abroad continuously and not returning in time for application
Please consult with us at [Contact Us] below.
● In cases of evacuation (such as domestic violence), divorce proceedings, “300-day rule” problems, pregnancy of a minor, etc.
For details, please contact us at [Contact Us] below.
- This benefit is tax-free.
- Households receiving Public Assistance are eligible, and this benefit is not considered income.
Contact Us
Office in Charge
Inquiries for Accompanied consultation support
- Health and Welfare Centers (Hoken Fukushi Center)
- Oyako Sukoyaka Centers
Inquiries for the Support Benefits for Pregnant Women
Child Services Dept. Children's Welfare Div.,
Mother & Children's Health Office (Boshi Hoken Tantoushitsu)
Central Health & Welfare Center, 74-3 Takegahana, Matudo City
【Support Benefits for Pregnant Women Call Center】
TEL：0120-178-962 (Toll-Free)
Hours: 9 am to 5:30 pm on Weekdays excl. National Holidays
If you need language assistance
Interpreter will translate/interpret and pass your inquiries to the divisions in charge of the benefits.
【Internationalization Promotion Division (Kokusai Suishin Ka)】
TEL: 047-710-2725
Email: mckokusai@city.matsudo.chiba.jp
Related Links
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (External link)
Matsudo City HP - For Families with a New Baby
Read about 'Support Benefits for Pregnant Women' in Japanese / 日本語で読む
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Childbirth and Childrearing Support Benefits (Before April 1, 2025)
The national government has established a program that integrates ‘accompanied consultation support’, which provides close consultation services from pregnancy to childbirth and child rearing, and links to necessary support for various needs, as well as to provide ‘financial support’ (“Grants to support childbirth and child rearing”) in a package that subsidizes the purchase of childbirth and childcare-related goods and reduces the financial burden of using childcare support services for pregnant women and households raising children who have reported their pregnancy and the birth of their child.
This benefits apply to those who gave birth on or before March 31, 2025. Those who are pregnant as of April 1, 2025 should apply for the 'Support Benefits for Pregnant Women' described in the top half of this page.
Overview of the Childbirth and Childrearing Benefits
| Comprehensive Support | |
|---|---|
| Accompanied consultation support |
Financial support |
・ Meeting schedule childcare, and other issues. |
・Amount and provision schedule submitted an application following a meeting |
Accompanied consultation support
This service is intended for all pregnant women and parenting households raising infants ages 0 to 2.
It provides close counseling support from the time of pregnancy notification and connects them to necessary support while sharing information with relevant organizations to reduce their sense of isolation and anxiety.
Meeting schedule (after March 1, 2023)
- At the time of reporting pregnancy
- Around the 8th month of pregnancy
- At the time of ‘home visit to every family with a newborn’
※ Consultations are also available at any time other than those listed above at Health and Welfare Centers, Oyako Sukoyaka Centers, and other locations.
Meeting contents
Together, we will review the outlook and how to spend the pregnancy and postpartum period, the various procedures that will be required, and the support services that are available.The spouse/partner of the expectant mother (caregiver) and family members living with the expectant mother are also welcome to attend.
| 1 | At the time of reporting pregnancy | Interview with the pregnant woman at the time of submitting pregnancy notification * You need to have a confirmed pregnancy diagnosis from an obstetrician. Please bring documents that show that you are pregnant. * In the case where someone else is reporting pregnancy, or you are yet to visit a medical institution to confirm pregnancy, an interview with the pregnant woman will be required at a later date. After the interview, you will receive information on the application for the Childbirth Support Grant. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Around the 8th month of pregnancy | A questionnaire will be sent to all pregnant women around the 7th month of pregnancy. If you would like a meeting or need a meeting, a public health nurse or other health worker will contact you to schedule a meeting. [Method of meeting] * Please be sure to fill out the questionnaire even if you do not wish to have a meeting. |
| 3 | At the time of ‘home visit to every family with a newborn’ | We will interview the person who is taking care of the child (caregiver) when we visit all families with a newborn. After the meeting, you will receive information on the application for the Childrearing Support Grant. |
Notification of Pregnancy (and receiving Maternal and Child’s Health Handbook)
‘Home visits to all families with a newborn child’
Financial support “Grants to Support Childbirth and Childrearing”
| 1-(1) | Mothers of a child born between April 1, 2022 and January 31, 2023 |
Information letters will be sent out starting March 1, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-(2) | Mothers of a child born between February 1, 2023 and February 28, 2023 |
Information letters will be sent out in late-March, 2023 |
| 2-(1) | Pregnant woman who submitted notification of pregnancy between April 1, 2022 and February 28, 2023, and who has not given birth at the point of March 1, 2023. |
Information letters will be sent out in late-March, 2023 |
| 2-(2) | Pregnant women who submitted notification of pregnancy after March 1, 2023, and who has not given birth at the point of application. |
Information is provided at the time of your pregnancy notification |
| 3 | Caregivers caring for a child(ren) who filed the notice of birth after March 1, 2023. |
Information is provided at the time of ‘ home visits to families with a newborn’ |
* The timing of the pregnancy report is not asked for those in category 1 above
Amount of Financial Support Grants
| 1 | Childbirth Support Grant & Childrearing Support Grant |
50,000 yen for each mother of a child + 50,000 yen for each child (provided simultaneously) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Childbirth Support Grant | 50,000 yen for each pregnant woman |
| 3 | Childrearing Support Grant | 50,000 yen for each child |
Application Deadline
| 1 | Approximately 3 months after you receive the information letter. |
|---|---|
| 2-(1) | Approximately 3 months after you receive the information letter. |
| 2-(2) | The day before the birth of the child. |
| 3 | Approximately 3 months after you receive the ‘visit to families with a newborn’. |
※ The grants may not be granted if you miss the application deadline. If you have a condition that makes it difficult to apply by the deadline, please let us know at the meeting or via [CONTACT US] below.
Required Document
Applicant’s proof of identification (A, B, or C) |
A | Either one of My Number Card, Driver’s License, Residence Card, etc. (A photo ID) |
| B | Two ID documents issued by the local/national government, such as Health Insurance Card. (No photo) | |
| C | One ID document issued by the local/national government, such as Health Insurance Card (no photo), and one document that lists your full name, such as a hospital card, etc. | |
| Document showing the applicant’s banking information | A document that shows the name and branch of your financial institution, account number, and account holder’s name (i.e. bank book, ATM card). | |
| Documentation of pregnancy | * Only for those falls under Category 2 above. Such as a Certificate of Pregnancy which you received from your hospital, any paper that shows the estimated date of arrival of your baby, set of a hospital card and echo image, medical statement, etc. |
|
| Other | Additional documents may be required depending on each situation. | |
How to apply
■ Apply online
Scan the QR code on the information you receive and file the application online.
■ Apply by mail
If you are unable to apply online, please let us know via [CONTACT US] above.
We will send you the set of application documentation.
Read about 'Childbirth and Childrearing Benefits' in Japanese / 日本語で読む
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