18 Jul Don’t forget to submit your current status information form, ‘Genkyo Todoke’ for Child Care Allowance, ‘Jidou Fuyo Teate’児童扶養手当

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Child Care Allowance,“Jidou Fuyo Teate”児童扶養手当 This allowance is provided to single-parent families with children for the purpose of a sound growth of children by stabilizing the life of single-parents. https://kosodate.city.sapporo.jp/mokuteki/money/hitorioya/1125.html（in Japanese） This system requires a confirmation of childcare statuses and income every August. Please fill out and return...

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18 Jun Child Allowance

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Child Allowance, "Jidou-teate"【児童手当】 This allowance is available for those who are raising children who are 15 years of age and younger by the time the application is due. You will get 15,000 Yen per month if your child is under 3 years of age. Please apply at...

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07 May Cancer Screening

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If your household is exempt from paying income tax, you can undergo screening for stomach, colon, lungs, cervix, endometrium and breast free of charge. Please submit the tax exemption certificate for all members of your family when you apply. You can receive certificate at your...

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10 Mar High-Cost Medical Expense Benefit (Eligibility Certificate for Ceiling-Amount Application)

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"Kogaku-ryoyo-hi Gendogaku-tekiyo Nintei-sho" for those under 70 years of age 【高額療養費限度額適用認定証70歳未満】 If you/your dependents apply for the issue of the certificate，or Kogaku-ryoyo-hi Gendogaku-tekiyo Nintei-sho which certifies your limit of monthly medical care cost，your payment for the hospital will be flat sum． Further information，Please ask at the insurance organization－which...

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01 Aug Special Offer Benefit for children raised in Hokkaido (どさんこ・子育て特典制度 “Dosanko・Kosodate Tokuten Seido”)

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If you are pregnant or have elementary-school children or younger, you will be given a card for special offer benefit.  You may get a variety of services by showing the card to participating stores, such as 5% discount for baby’s goods. The card will be given...

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18 Jan If your household is exempt from paying income tax (2)

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Childbirth with Hospitalization Assistance【入院助産制度】 Information from Sapporo city http://kosodate.city.sapporo.jp/mokuteki/money/ninshin/962.html (in Japanese) Information from Hokkaido University International Women's club Childbirth with Hospitalization Assistance (in English)...

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27 Nov For all women undergoing screening for cervical or uterine cancer

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*See below for age limitation for each screening What is screening for cervical or uterine cancer? There are 2 types of cancer that affect the uterus: cervical cancer which affects the entrance to the uterus known as the cervix and uterine cancer which affects the uterine body....

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