Tokyo governor Koike to implement a plan for Tokyo residents declining birthrate starting in 2024, families receive Y5000 a month for a child 0-18 and more!

It is known that Japan has always been concerned about their aging society and that the declining birthrate is causing a major concern.

Governor Koike of Tokyo has announced a policy of paying 5,000 yen per month to children for one year from around January next year.

Governor Koike said,”From the perspective of children first, we will provide a wide range of seamless support.”

At the beginning of the new year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government launched a 5,000-yen monthly benefit for children up to the age of 18. On the afternoon of the 12th, Governor Koike clarified what kind of benefit it would be.

Governor Koike: “I’m talking about “018 support”. This is a continuous payment of 5000 yen per person per month for children from 0 to 18 years old. Supporting the growth of each child. Based on the idea of ​​​​going, we will not set an income limit.”

Regarding income restrictions, Governor Koike said in an interview last week that “not being able to receive benefits due to income restrictions is a punishment game for raising children,” but once again said that the city’s own benefits will not set income restrictions.

Tokyo Governor Koike said, “Originally, the government should have positioned it as a ‘national 100-year plan’ and worked on it, but now, in light of the urgent situation, we have decided to implement our own benefits.”

Regarding the payment method, it is said that the policy is to provide a lump sum of 60,000 yen from around January 2024. In addition, Governor Koike also announced new child-rearing support.

“An urgent countermeasure against the declining birthrate”. Governor Koike announced new measures on the afternoon of the 12th.

Governor Koike said, “In order to reduce the financial burden of raising a second child, we will make childcare fees for the second child free, which is currently half the cost.”

The metropolitan government has announced that childcare fees for second children aged 0 to 2 will be completely free.

Governor Koike said, “With this, I want to raise my first child, and then my second child. I hope to fulfill such a wish.”