Rent subsidy for newly-married households to expand from next year Cabinet Office September 29, 4:17
Regarding the project to subsidize the rent of newlyweds, which is being carried out as part of measures against the declining birthrate, the Cabinet Office will relax the requirements for age and annual income from next year and expand the scope, and the upper limit of the subsidy amount will be up to now We are making adjustments to raise the price to 600,000 yen, which is double the amount.
The Cabinet Office is working to help new couples start a new life, in an effort to reduce the number of younger generations giving up on marriage or childbirth for financial reasons.
Specifically, for couples who are both 34 years old or younger and whose annual household income is less than 4.8 million yen, we will subsidize up to 300,000 yen for the cost of moving to a new house due to marriage and rent. To do.
In order to further enhance this project, the Cabinet Office will expand the scope of the project by relaxing the required age to 39 years old or younger and the annual household income to less than 5.4 million yen from next year, and the upper limit of the subsidy amount will be up to now. We are making adjustments to raise the price to 600,000 yen, which is double the amount.
In addition, the Cabinet Office has a policy of supporting online child-rearing consultations conducted by local governments in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and will include the necessary expenses in the budget request for the next fiscal year.