"Cash in hand" The city will pay you 5,000 JPY in cash

To support residents whose livelihoods have been affected by rising food and essential goods prices, we are preparing to distribute 5,000 yen in cash using the National Priority Support for Local Government Grant .

Eligible recipients

Residents of Kuwana City who are registered on the reference date and meet both of the following criteria:

1. Reference date for the resident register: 1 March 2026
2. Persons born on or before 1 April 2007

 

The following persons are not eligible for payment:

• Persons born on or after 2 April 2007
• Persons who passed away before the City dispatched the payment notification

Notice for the Eligible recipients

• From mid-May onwards, we will send a notification to each eligible recipient regarding the payment. This notification will be sent as a postcard.

How to receive the payment

People over 70 years old（People born on or before 2 March 1956〔Showa 31〕）

(Postcard sample)

It will be sent via Registered Cash Mail, so please look out for it.

※Postal circumstances may cause delays in delivery, or the delivery date may change.

People from 19 to 69 years old (People born between 3 March 1956〔Showa 31〕and 1 April 2007〔Heisei 19〕)

(Postcard sample)

Once you have received the notification of payment (postcard), please complete the online procedure, and collect your payment at a Seven Bank ATM.

The deadline for the application is on the 30th June 2026. So please apply as soon as you can.

Contact

Kuwana City Call Centre for the High Cost of Living Support Payment

☎ 050-3816-9044 (to open on 24th April (Fri.)) 9AM〜5PM

※(Excluding weekends and public holidays)

Please beware of frauds posing as payments.

City office staff will never ask you to operate an ATM or transfer money to cover fees. If you receive any suspicious phone calls or emails, please contact your nearest police station immediately.