Temporary special benefits for child-rearing households (子育て世帯への臨時特別給付金) were introduced to alleviate negative impacts of COVID-19 on them
Country
JapanPolicy Area
Additional income support for families with childrenMeasure
Cash transferEligibility
Families who were in receipt of means-tested child benefits as of April 2020Type
Cash (social assistance)Start / Announced Date
05/04/2020End Date
N/AAmount
A one-off payment of ¥10,000 per childTotal Cost
N/ARecipients
ParentsRoute to the child
IndirectSources
Nakazato, H., Nishimura, J. and Takezawa, J. (2021) ‘Japan country note’, in Koslowski, A., Blum, S., Dobrotić, I., Kaufmann, G. and Moss, P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2021. Available at: https://www.leavenetwork.org/annual-review-reports/Access the full dataset here
