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ICHIKAWA CITY CHIBA KEN APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR THE UNIFORM CASH  BENEFIT OF ¥100,000 DUE TO THE NEW CORONAVIRUS TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN RESIDENTS. Updated: April 27, 2020 To those who have a difficult life and need a special fixed benefit as soon as possible Basically, there are two types of payment procedures: "procedures based on the application form sent from the city" and "online application (only for my number card holders)", which we are preparing for the beginning of June. Please apply only for those who need a special fixed benefit as soon as possible. If you are using this download version, please download and print the application form and consent form below, fill in the necessary information, attach the confirmation document and mail it to the following destination. ( Envelopes and shipping charges will be borne by the applicant. In order to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection, we will not distribute it at the counter....

GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ECONOMIC MEASURES 政府の緊急経済対策（SEIFU NO KINKYUU KEIZAI TAISAKU) Government emergency economic measures  The government will provide a uniform benefit of 100,000 yen to all persons listed in the Basic Resident Register as of April 27.  The acceptance and start date of benefits are determined by the municipality.  The details of the system are made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.  Mailing application method: Fill in the transfer account in the application mailed from the municipality and mail it to the municipality with a copy of the transfer account confirmation document and identity verification document Online application method (Available to holders of My Number Card): Enter the transfer account from the minor portal, upload the transfer account confirmation document, and apply electronically.  Contact information for questions:  Phone number 03-5638-5855 (response time 9: 00 ~ 18: 30 Satu...

新型コロナウイルス感染症関連「県営住宅の一時入居、家賃の減額等について New coronavirus infectious disease related to "temporary housing, temporary rent reduction, etc." Information and photo from https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/kenmin/km-330/index.html 1 We will provide prefectural housing to those who are expected to be displaced or who have been displaced due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection, such as dismissal. (1) Target person Those who have been dismissed due to the effects of a new-type coronavirus infection, etc., and are expected to be moved out of their current residences or those who have been removed. [Example of target] Those who are forced to move out of the rented housing such as employee dormitories or company housing Those who are forced to move out of their former residence due to housing allowance, etc. Those who have left the job due to dismissal, etc., but are unable to receive benefits such as unemployment and are forced to move out of their c...

The spread of the new coronavirus infection has not stopped, and our lives are beginning to be affected. Many people are in trouble because they have trouble paying for rent, living expenses, and high utility costs, and they have nothing to eat today. The NPO POSSE, for which the author is the secretary-general, receives about 2,000 work and life consultations annually from around the country. As a social worker, he was consulted by people in need of living, supported the use of welfare systems, and worked on solving poverty. In this article, as a social welfare expert, he would like to explain public systems that can be used in the following cases as clearly as possible. (1) When salary has decreased (2) When you have lost your job (3) When you cannot go to hospital without money (4) If you are having difficulty paying your child's tuition (5) When there is nothing to eat tomorrow 1. When income has decreased In the food and beverage se...