Kanagawa Prefecture reopened applications for paper shopping-voucher grants on September 30, 2026 after the original allocation reached its limit in June. Its September 16 notice keeps the December 4 deadline, with earlier closure if the available budget is committed. [S01]
A second allocation redirects existing campaign funds
The September 28 committee report records JPY1 billion for the original round and another JPY1 billion for the reopening. The latter comes from unspent funds in the cashless Kanagawa Tokutoku campaign, which ended on September 6. This is a transfer within existing programme resources, not evidence of an increase in overall public spending. The first round received 88 applications before closing on June 10; those applications are not new-round awards, voucher sales or redemptions. [S02]
Paper-voucher grant allocations in FY2026
The reopening adds a second JPY1 billion allocation to the paper programme from unused cashless-campaign funds.
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Budget allocations, not disbursements or voucher face value. The additional round is a reallocation and must not be added to the overall campaign budget as new expenditure.
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| Category | Allocated funding |
|---|---|
| Original round | 1,000,000,000 JPY |
| Additional round | 1,000,000,000 JPY |
Eligible merchant groups issue paper vouchers to prefectural residents. Grants cover up to 100% of eligible expenditure excluding consumption taxes. Voucher premiums are capped at 30%; eligible printing, publicity, sales and settlement costs together cannot exceed 20% of total eligible expenditure. Both merchant federations restate these conditions. Only the premium attributable to vouchers actually used and settled qualifies for final reimbursement. [S01][S03][S04][S05]
The reopening retains the existing rules and application documents. Support can cover up to two rounds per organisation during the fiscal year, including previously approved rounds. Applications are considered in order and remain subject to approval. After selling out, an organiser may request an advance of 90% of the approved grant, subject to prefectural approval and subsequent reconciliation. [S01][S03]
Historical sales help organisers size a workable paper offer
The guidelines ask for a plan that can sell out in roughly one week. They provide actual sales reference data from the prefecture’s FY2023-FY2025 shopping-street voucher support programmes: average sales ranged from 908 sets in the smallest membership group to 2,302 in the largest. These figures describe earlier programmes and do not predict demand for the reopened round. [S03]
Voucher sets sold in earlier supported programmes
The prefecture’s reference table groups historical voucher-set sales by association membership size.
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FY2023-FY2025 data, not 2026 results. Group labels follow the source thresholds; sample sizes, weighting and set denominations are not supplied. Set counts are not monetary sales, unique buyers or evidence that more member stores caused higher demand.
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| Category | Average | Minimum | Maximum |
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| Up to 30 member stores | 908 sets | 200 sets | 1,800 sets |
| Up to 50 member stores | 1,190 sets | 200 sets | 1,800 sets |
| Up to 100 member stores | 2,283 sets | 600 sets | 6,000 sets |
| Above those groups | 2,302 sets | 600 sets | 6,000 sets |
There is no formal maximum grant, but the minimum is JPY150,000 and the organiser must justify a feasible sales plan. Paper applications, community noticeboards and staffed purchase locations are among the accessibility measures requested for residents who do not use smartphones or cashless payments. Individual offers and sales arrangements remain local decisions within the grant rules. [S01][S03]
Purchases must be capped at no more than JPY50,000 per person. Voucher validity cannot exceed three months or extend beyond February 19, 2027; merchant settlement and other funded activity must finish within the programme period ending March 1. These controls define the offer and its administration, but the reopening notice does not establish how much has been issued, sold or redeemed. [S01][S03]
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Suzie Elis
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