Housing Security Benefit for people in need 生活困窮者住居確保給付金

The rent equivalent amount will be paid to those who may lose their housing or who have lost their housing because of difficulty in paying rent due to unemployment, etc., as support for working toward finding a job.

Please contact us as there are certain requirements regarding who can receive the benefit, the amount of the benefit, and the benefit period.

We will provide the Housing Security Benefit equivalent to the rent for up to 9 months. 

(In principle, payment is for 3 months, and application for extension/re-extension is required.)

Transfer directly from the city hall to the lender. 

Persons who have lost their housing or who may lose their housing and fall under any of the following.

• Persons within 2 years after leaving a job or closing business.

• Persons who are in a situation similar to that of leaving a job or closing a business due to a decrease in salary, etc. due to without their own blame, or own reasons. 

※In addition, there are income requirements, asset requirements and job application requirements, etc. For details, please refer to the attached sheet “Requirements for Eligible Household Benefits”.

 

Eligible people requirements                            

Housing security benefits requirement in Japanese 居確保給付金 対象者要件

If you wish to receive the payment, please check the list of documents to be submitted and apply to the following.

We also accept applications by mail. 

〒526-8501, Nagahama city, Yawata Higashi-cho 632, Nagahama City Hall (Headquarters building 1F) Social Welfare Division (General Counseling Section) 

Direct phone number: 0749-65-6536

Reception hours: 8;30 to 17;15 (excluding weekends and holidays)

List of documents to be submitted in Japanese 提出書類一覧

Payment application in Japanese 支給申請書

Example of paymente application in Japanese 支給申請書（記入例）

Application confirmation in Japanese 申請時確認書

Situation notice regarding moving-in housing in Japanese 入居住宅に関する状況通知書

Petition regarding unemployment in Japanese 離職状況等に関する申立書

Certificate of rent in Japanese 家賃額証明書