Karatsu City Subsidy for Households and Businesses Using Drinking Well Water (Price Surge Support)

①Overview: Karatsu City (Saga Pref.) operates this subsidy to ease the burden of soaring prices on households and businesses, using the national priority support grant. It targets households and business sites in Karatsu that do not receive city waterworks supply and rely solely on drinking well water, reimbursing an amount equivalent to the basic water charge. ②Eligibility: Eligible households are individuals residing in Karatsu who use no water source other than drinking well water and whose household members at the same address have not received water-fee reductions or this same subsidy. Eligible businesses are establishments located in Karatsu that use only drinking well water and have not received water-fee reductions or this subsidy at that address. ③Covered expenses & benefit content: The covered months are December 2025 (令和7年12月) and January 2026 (令和8年1月), two months in total. The benefit is a flat-amount cash transfer of 2,252 yen (1,126 yen × 2 months) per household or per business site, equivalent to the basic waterworks charge — there is no per-expense itemization. ④Rate, cap, schedule, application tips: Flat amount, cap of 2,252 yen per applicant. Application window: 2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026. Applicants either submit via the online form (external link) or hand in Form No.1 (申請書兼請求書) plus attachments (copy of ID such as My Number Card / driver's license / passport showing name, DOB, address; copy of bank account proof such as passbook or cash card; other documents deemed necessary by the mayor) at the main City Hall 1F application counter (next to the waterworks counter) or any community center. Required pledge: confirm well-only water use during the target period, consent to municipal verification of resident-registry and water-utility data, and act as representative if multiple applicants share the address.