Asago City Welfare Workforce Securing Support Subsidies and Incentives

1. Overview: Asago City created this program to promote hiring at city welfare offices, stabilize recruitment, and support staff development. It combines employment and retention incentives with a qualification subsidy. 2. Eligible applicants: Incentives apply to people newly hired as regular care-related workers at city welfare offices on or after April 1, 2026. Regular employment means no fixed term, full-time hours, and direct employment. The qualification subsidy applies to staff who paid training fees. 3. Support: The employment incentive pays JPY 50,000 after six months. Retention incentives pay JPY 50,000 after one year and JPY 100,000 after three years. The qualification subsidy covers tuition and textbook costs for job-related welfare training. 4. Cap and schedule: The qualification subsidy is capped at JPY 100,000 per fiscal year and once per training. Applications are due within six months after the condition or certificate date, and close when the budget is exhausted.