My number card grant application surges 2.6 million cases in two months July 12, 6:07
Since May, a uniform payment of 100,000 yen in cash has begun, and since May, the number of applications for the issuance of My Number Card has increased sharply, and it has been revealed that the number of applications has reached 2.6 million in the two months to last month.
My number cards began to be issued four years ago, but the number of cards issued until the last month has remained at about 22%, which is about 17% of the total.
Against this backdrop, we began to offer a uniform cash payment of 100,000 yen, which enables online applications using My Number Card, and we have found that the number of applications for card issuance has increased rapidly since May.
Specifically, 2.6 million applications have been submitted in the last two months alone, which is more than 10% of the number of grants so far.
Beginning this month, acceptance of pre-application for "minor points", where points of up to 5000 yen can be returned with cashless settlement for people who have my number card, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is continuing to increase applications I think it will continue.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, there are cases where it takes a couple of months from application for a card to issuance in a municipality with a large population, so the person in charge said, "A person who wants to use minor points and does not have a card. I would like you to apply early".