Q-1 When will the grant be paid?

After submitting the quarterly performance report, a review will be conducted and the subsidy will be provided.
The scheduled payment month for each quarter is listed below.
※Program Overview_Payment Schedule
Please note that if there are any issues with the report, the payment may be delayed.

Q-2 Does the account to receive the grant need to be in the name of the grant recipient (guardian)?

The account must be in the name of the grant recipient.

Q-3 Can I receive the grant in cash?

Only transfers to banks and other financial institutions are accepted.

Q-4 If I don't have a receipt for the fees I paid to a free school, etc., are there any alternative documents I can use?

A receipt verifying payment of the usage fee is required for the grant payment. You may use your own format as long as all of the following required information is included.
■ Required Information
① Payer's Name: This must match the name of the applicant (grant decision maker).
② Purpose of Payment: This must state that the fee is for the application child's free school, etc. usage fee. The month of usage must also be included.
③ Payment Destination: The name of the free school, etc. facility you applied for must be included. Please also include the name of the facility operator who will receive the usage fee. *A seal is not required.
④ Payment Amount: If the receipt includes amounts other than usage fees, please ensure that a breakdown is included to identify the usage fees (subsidies only apply to usage fees). If a single receipt covers multiple months, please provide a breakdown by month.
⑤ Payment Date: In principle, please make sure the date is between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. If the issue date is not the payment date, please separately enter the date the usage fee was received.
In some cases, proof can be provided using other documents already issued by the free school, etc., so please contact the secretariat.

【Tokyo Free School, etc. User Fee Subsidy Secretariat (Contractor: Adecco Co., Ltd.)】
Tel: 03-6800-8763
Email: Info(at)tokyo-fs-support.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
※The email address has been changed to prevent spam.
Please replace (at) with @ when using this form.

Q-5 What should I do if the amount on my receipt includes charges other than the usage fee?

It is essential that the receipt clearly shows the amount of the usage fee, including a breakdown of the amount.
You may use any original format as long as all of the required information below is included.
■Required Information
① Payer's Name: This must match the name of the applicant (grant decision maker).
② Purpose of Payment: It must state that the fee is for the application child's free school, etc. usage fee. The month of usage must also be included.
③ Payment Destination: The name of the free school, etc. facility for which the application was made must be included. The name of the facility operator who will receive the usage fee must also be included. *A seal is not required.
④ Payment Amount: If the receipt includes amounts other than usage fees, please make sure that the breakdown clearly shows the usage fees (subsidies only apply to usage fees).
If a single receipt covers multiple months, please include a monthly breakdown.
⑤ Payment Date: In principle, please make sure that the date is between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
If the issue date is not the payment date, please write the date on which the usage fee was received separately.
In some cases, proof can be provided using other documents already issued by the free school, etc., so please contact the secretariat.

【Tokyo Free School, etc. User Fee Subsidy Secretariat (Contractor: Adecco Co., Ltd.)】
Tel: 03-6800-8763
Email: Info(at)tokyo-fs-support.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
※The email address has been changed to prevent spam.
Please replace (at) with @ when using this form.

Q-6 I paid the usage fee for March 2025 in April. Will a subsidy be provided in this case?

Usage fees paid to free schools, etc., by March 31, 2026, are eligible for the subsidy. This case is not eligible, so please be aware.
If the payment date is on or after April 1, 2026, the subsidy cannot be granted.

Q-7 If I become eligible for the subsidy from April, do I also need to create a record of my child's attendance at free schools, etc. from April?

A form must be created for each month for which the subsidy is provided. Please ask the free school etc. to create one for each month starting from April.