Financial difficulties
Consultations, Assistances and Loans
Consultations
First Assistance Division 
3645-3106
/ Second Assistance Division 3637-2707
Providing consultations and assistances for individuals faced with financial
difficulty and for single mothers, women, household and children.
Public Assistances
First Assistance Division 3645-3106
/ Second Assistance Division 3637-2707
Subsidy is provided for individuals who do not have income due to sickness
or injury or who cannot afford to pay living, housing or medical expenses.
Women Welfare Loan
First Assistance Division 3645-3106
/ Second Assistance Division 3637-2707
Loans are available for widows and single mothers being in socially and economically
unstable life.
Living Welfare Loan
Social Welfare Council 3647-1898
Loans are available for households that have low-income, disabled person
or in-home cared elderly. The household members must have done Foreigners
Registration, have lived in the current address in 6 months or more and
will have lived in Japan permanently. * There is an income restriction
to be qualified.
Emergency Welfare Small Loan
Social Welfare Council 3647-1898
When emergent expense is required due to sickness or disasters, this loan
is available for those who have lived in Koto City for 3 months or more.
Consultation for the affairs of Human Rights
Chief for Human Right Promotion, Human Right Promotion Section 3647-1164
Depends on your subject, we introduce you the consultation specialists.
Consultation for Victims from Crimes or Traffic Accidents
Consultation and information are provided for victims of crimes or traffic accidents.
Fukagawa Police Station 3641-0110
Joto Police Station 3699-0110
General Consultation Center 3699-0110
Youth’s Telephone Service 3580-4970
Consultation for Traffic Accidents 3593-0941
Monetary Gift for Victims
Disaster Prevention Affairs Section, Disaster Prevention Division 3647-9587
Depends on degree of damages, a present or a monetary gift will be
provided for fire victims.
Victims from Disasters (Victim Report)
Fukagawa Fire Station
3642-0119
Joto Fire Station
3637-0119
When a victim report (of movable property or real property) for
a fire is submitted, a Victim Certificate will be issued for the following
cases:
- Applying for reduction or exemption of tax payment.
- Applying reissue of IDs such as a driver’s license.
- Applying for erasing a house registration.
- Claiming for a fire insurance.
Loan for Living Expenses
Koto City Workers’ Welfare Service Center 3699-5101
When employees of a small business need some money in a lump, the corporation
helps them to find loans.
Find a Loans for Small and Middle Sized Business
Loan Consultation Section, Local Economy Division 3647-2331
Occupational Loans
Welfare Section, Senior Citizens Service Division 3647-4318
When an individual has hard time to find business loans from general
banks, the city may loan the business fund for starting a personal business.
(There are some requirements of loans)
Consumers’ Center
5683-0321 / 22-2, Ogibashi 3-chome
The Consumers’ Center provides various services to improve city residents’
stability and quality of life and rights. There are various classes such
as cooking classes, consumer consultation.