Households exempt from inhabitants tax in FY2023 Osaka City emergency benefit to help with the rising price of electricity, gas, and food, etc.
(30,000 yen per household)

Households registered in Osaka City on June 1, 2023 whose members are all exempt from per capita inhabitants tax in FY2023.

Heads of eligible households

30,000 yen per household

• ① Households that receive a "Notice of Payment" (blue envelope)

  

  Date of mailing	Payment timing	Procedures
  Thursday, July 20 and Friday, July 21, 2023 (Mailed)	Mid-August *Except when changing the account, etc. into which payment is to be made	There are no procedures in principle. *Requests for changing bank accounts for the transfer were closed on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

  ■ Households that are eligible for sent

  Households whose members have not moved out of the City after January 2, 2023 to which Osaka City paid the emergency benefit to help with the rising price of electricity, gas, and food, etc. FY2022 (50,000 yen) into an account in the name of the head of household, etc.

  ■ Procedures

  In principle, submission of an application is not required. The Benefit will be paid into the account belonging to the head of household stated on the "Notice of Payment”.

• ② Households that receive a "Confirmation Letter" (green envelope)

  

  Scheduled timing of mailing	Payment timing	Deadline for returning confirmation letters
  From July 27, 2023 (Thursday) *Shipping has ended.	About 1 month after returning the Confirmation Letter, unless there is an irregularity. Please note that we expect to be inundated with responses immediately after we start accepting responses and therefore payments may take slightly longer to process.	Friday, October 20, 2023 Responses postmarked this date will be accepted

  ■ Households that are eligible for sent

  Households that will not receive a "Notice of Payment", but for which Osaka City has confirmed that all members are exempt from per capita inhabitants tax in FY2023

  ■ Procedures

  Please fill in the confirmation section on the front of the Confirmation Letter and the account information on the back of the letter and attach a copy of a document that enables us to confirm your account details, and return the form using the enclosed envelope.

  Click here for an explanation of “Confirmation Letter”

• ③ Households required to submit an "Application Form"

  The following households which are eligible to receive the Benefit, must submit an application form.

  Application acceptance timing	Payment timing	Application deadline
  Applications will be accepted from Thursday, July 27, 2023	About 1 month after applying, unless there is an irregularity. Please note that we expect to be inundated with applications immediately after we start accepting applications and therefore payments may take slightly longer to process.	Friday, October 20, 2023 Responses postmarked this date will be accepted

  ■ Examples of households required to apply

  • Households that as of the base date (June 1, 2023) include a person taking refuge from a violent spouse or other relative and whose members are exempt from per capita inhabitants tax in FY2023

  The submission process will change
  from September 19, 2023.

  • Households whose resident registration was cancelled before the base date (June 1, 2023) and who have newly registered as residents in Osaka City after the base date (June 1, 2023)
  • Households with a person who re-acquired residents status or newly registered as a resident in Osaka City on or after January 2, 2023 and before the base date (June 1, 2023).

  ■ Procedures

  Please return the application form together with the required documents using the enclosed envelope.

  ■ How to obtain an application form

  Application forms can be requested by calling the call center or using the inquiry form on this website. Application forms are also available at benefit counters in ward offices.

  ■ Deadline for sending applications

  Applications for sending via the call center and the inquiry form on this website ended on October 12th (Thursday).
  Payments will be made at the benefit counter at the ward office until 7:00 pm on Friday, October 20th.

  Click here for an explanation of “Application Form”

  The submission process will change
  from September 19, 2023.

  Information for people taking refuge from domestic violence, etc.