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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. 1 of them pay out automatically; the other 67 need an application.

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Programmes

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Income support

14 income support programmes

Public Assistance (Seikatsu Hogo) 生活保護 · 厚生労働省 / 福祉事務所(市区町村) ●●●● Verified Self-reliance Support System for People in Need (Consultation Support) 生活困窮者自立支援制度(自立相談支援事業) · 厚生労働省 / 市区町村 ●●●● Not human-checked

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Family & children

11 family & children programmes

Child Allowance 児童手当 · こども家庭庁 / 市区町村 ●●●● Verified Child-rearing Allowance (single-parent families) 児童扶養手当 · こども家庭庁 / 市区町村 ●●●● Verified

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Health & care

11 health & care programmes

High-cost Medical Expense Benefit 高額療養費制度 · 厚生労働省 / 各健康保険者 ●●●● Verified Certificate of Application of Maximum Co-payment Amount 限度額適用認定証 · 健康保険(協会けんぽ・健保組合・国保) ●●●● Not human-checked

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Work & employment

9 work & employment programmes

Unemployment Benefit (Basic Allowance) 雇用保険基本手当(失業給付) · 厚生労働省(雇用保険)/ ハローワーク ●●●● Verified Vocational Training Allowance (Jobseeker Support System) 職業訓練受講給付金(求職者支援制度) · 厚生労働省 / ハローワーク ●●●● Not human-checked

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Education & training

6 education & training programmes

Higher Education Support System (Grant Scholarship + Tuition Reduction) 高等教育の修学支援新制度(給付型奨学金+授業料等減免) · 文部科学省 / 日本学生支援機構(JASSO) ●●●● Verified JASSO Loan Scholarships (Type 1 interest-free / Type 2 interest-bearing) 奨学金貸与制度(第一種・第二種奨学金) · 日本学生支援機構(JASSO) ●●●● Not human-checked

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Tax relief

5 tax relief programmes

Hometown Tax Donation System ふるさと納税(寄附金控除) · 総務省 / 各自治体 ●●●● Verified Housing Loan Tax Deduction 住宅借入金等特別控除(住宅ローン減税) · 国土交通省 / 国税庁 ●●●● Verified

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Transport

4 transport programmes

Discounts & Support with Mental Disability Welfare Certificate 精神障害者保健福祉手帳による割引・支援 · 厚生労働省 / 市区町村・民間事業者 ●●●● Not human-checked Tokyo Silver Pass (Senior Transport Pass) 東京都シルバーパス(敬老パス) · 東京都 / 東京バス協会 ●●●● Verified

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Business & self-employment

4 business & self-employment programmes

Manufacturing / Commerce / Service Productivity Improvement Subsidy ものづくり・商業・サービス生産性向上促進補助金(ものづくり補助金) · 中小企業庁 / 全国中小企業団体中央会等 ●●●● Not human-checked IT Introduction Subsidy IT導入補助金(サービス等生産性向上IT導入支援事業) · 中小企業庁 / サービス等生産性向上IT導入支援事業事務局 ●●●● Verified

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Housing & rent

2 housing & rent programmes

Housing Security Benefit 住居確保給付金 · 厚生労働省 / 自立相談支援機関(市区町村) ●●●● Verified Housing Safety Net System 住宅セーフティネット制度(住宅確保要配慮者向け支援) · 国土交通省 / 都道府県・市区町村 ●●●● Verified

Energy & utilities

2 energy & utilities programmes

Electricity & Gas Bill Relief Programme 電気・ガス料金負担緩和支援事業 · 経済産業省(資源エネルギー庁)/ 電気・ガス事業者 ●●●● Not human-checked Sewerage Charge Reduction (municipal schemes) 下水道使用料の減免制度(障害者等世帯・自治体制度) · 市区町村(例:東京都府中市) ●●●● Verified

Regions 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.