The “single tax” or Child and Childcare Support Fund, starting in April 2026, aims to aid families with children. How much does it cost and what is it for?
There is a lot of talk about the fact that collection of “Child and Childcare Support Funds” will begin in April 2026. It is also known as the “single tax” because it is a system that benefits families with children as a measure to combat the declining birthrate. If the burden increases, many people will be concerned about how much it will increase by and what the money will be used for. This article will explain in detail the outline of this system, its purpose, and the amount to be paid. What is the “Single Tax” or “Child and Childcare Support Grant System”? In June 2024, a law regarding the “Child and Childcare Support Grant System” was enacted, and it was decided that various policies would be implemented to support families with children, such as expanding child allowances. The financial resources for this will be collected from citizens in the form of an increase in social insurance premiums. This system is also called the “single tax” because it benefits families with children, but single people are not the only ones who will have their social insurance premiums increased. This applies to everyone who is enrolled in public health insurance. The problem of Japan’s declining birthrate is an important issue even for people who do not have children or who have finished raising their children, and it is believed that even those who do not directly benefit from the payments and other benefits of this system should bear the burden. How much will I have to pay? The exact amount of the Child and Childcare Support Grant will depend on which health insurance plan you have and your household income. According to estimates by the Agency for Children and Families, the average monthly amount per subscriber/insured person is as shown in Table 1. In this way, it has already been decided that insurance premiums will be increased for the first three years after collection begins. ■What will the money paid be used for? Some people may be wondering what exactly the money they have paid will be used for. First, there is the expansion of child allowances, which has already begun in October 2024. The target audience, which was previously limited to third-year junior high school students, has been extended to high school students as well, income restrictions have been abolished, and the amount of the allowance has been increased to 30,000 yen for the third child and beyond. In addition, from April 2025, a 100,000 yen benefit will be paid out upon pregnancy and childbirth, and postnatal leave support benefits and reduced working hours for childcare will also be provided. Furthermore, it seems that support will be further expanded in fiscal year 2026. As your social insurance payment burden increases, be sure to check what will change. ■Social insurance premiums to increase by an average of 250 yen to strengthen measures against the declining birthrate As a measure against the declining birthrate, the collection of “child and child-rearing support funds” will begin in April 2026. Rather than being paid as tax, the amount will initially be an average of 250 yen, which will be added to the social insurance premiums currently paid. It has already been decided that the amount will increase over the three years up to fiscal year 2018, and it will vary depending on the type of medical insurance you have, so it is best to think of it as a guideline. The money you pay will be used for various measures available to families with children, such as expanded child allowances and benefits for pregnancy and childbirth, so we recommend that you check the specific details. Source Child and Family Agency, Overview of the Child and Childcare Support Grant System, Estimates of Child and Childcare Support Grants (average monthly amount per medical insurance subscriber) (page 8) Author: Financial Field Editorial Department Financial Planner 12.27 ★1: 2024/12/27 (Fri) 08:32 Previous thread What is the “single tax” that everyone is talking about now? How much does it cost and what is it used for?
In this overly exploitative society, marriage itself can sometimes lead people astray. The government, local governments, civil servants, society, and everyone around you would be extremely grateful if you got married. This creates an environment where they can exploit as much as they want. But marriage doesn’t necessarily guarantee your happiness.
In the Heisei era, people thought that things would go well if only they benefited the small group they belong to, but Japan has declined to the point where it can no longer maintain its size. If people continue to have a rootless mentality of taking as much as they can from Japan and then going overseas if necessary, their descendants will suffer.
>>17 Looking at the political situations in other nation states, it seems we are nearing a crossroads where the opinions of liberals and globalists will continue to prevail as before.
In the first place, it’s not a tax on singles that’s collected from everyone. Even if they say it will be used to support child rearing, child allowances are not something you can receive for decades.
It would be fine if the number increased because of the singles tax, but no matter how much you bet, it won’t increase. If even one person increases, you’ll lose, and even with the Asperger’s rule, you’ll probably have a 50% chance of winning.
Educational expenses are expenses to get ahead of others, so there’s no point in subsidizing something like that. It’s like subsidizing a pile of bills.
Couples with children are the winners of the ice age. The losers of the ice age can’t even get married, let alone have children, and on top of that, their taxes are increased. What the losers can do is educate all generations not to have children. If the overall Japanese population continues to decline, the economy will shrink, the burden will increase, and the impact will spread to the winners. Even if we don’t cause direct damage, if the children are harmed, we win. Let’s aim for a birth rate of under 400,000 by 2030.
They quickly decided to increase taxes because they needed money to combat the unprecedented decline in the birthrate, but without any explanation of what they were doing specifically or why people would have more children, and without even knowing why the tax increase was necessary, we’ve achieved unprecedented decline in the birthrate with less than 700,000 births lol. As expected of the tax increase spectacles.
>>45 Not only Kishida, but past administrations and the lobbyists who make policy recommendations to them have all taken no responsibility and just run away with the money. If these people are not brought to justice as public enemies, things will continue as they have been.
It’s good to have a system where money flows to families with children, but it would be better to have a simpler system where the collected money is divided by the number of people in a family with children and given out as cash. Even if we create ministries and agencies, it will only increase the amount of money wasted by cutting corners and doing nothing good.
This is what’s happening because you young people are so extravagant and pretentious about not wanting kids. The best insurance against future worries is to have lots of children. That way, they will eventually support you in your old age. In that sense, having a child is also a financial strategy. Stop complaining and just get married and have three or more children.
>>49 The story is upside down because the decline in the birth rate is the result of the nuclear family and the social isolation. You live with your grandparents and they take care of your grandchildren. Then, when they need nursing care, the family looks after them. If such a traditional family was the norm, things wouldn’t be like this. So children don’t have insurance for their old age.
It’s probably not possible to get it from people on welfare who are almost single or from elderly people who are widowed and living alone anyway. Maybe the wealthy can pay.
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