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Prefectural housing is government-subsidized rental property for low-income
families. Foreigners who have completed Alien Registration can apply if
they meet housing eligibility requirements. A certain number of public
housing rooms are set aside for single mothers with children younger than
20, who live or work in Osaka Prefecture and have an income not exceeding
a fixed amount. Tenants are chosen by lot.
To apply, contact Recruitment/Screening group of the Osaka Prefectural Housing Corporation
at 06-6203-5518
During the two-week-long application period, you can find out
more about prefectual housing, both newly-built and soon-to-be vacated units.
Call 06-6375-7171 for information during the application periods.
You can download an application form from the homepage of the
Osaka Prefectural Housing Corporation. Please ask someone who can read Japanese
to help fill out the form since it is written in Japanese only.
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Public housing units intended for middle-income households are as follows:
Housing corporation-managed rental units owned by the Osaka Prefectural
Housing Corporation are available to people who meet all the following
requirements:
① Those who are going to use the housing unit for their own living space
② Japanese nationals or those who have
completed Alien Registration
③ Single, or those who have family members to live
with them
④ Those who can afford the rent with household-combined monthly income four
times bigger than the monthly rent, or a monthly income of 300,000 yen
or over if four times the amount of the rent exceeds 300,000 yen.
Some units introduce a “house-sharing” system in which you don’t necessarily
share your room with your family members but a friend or some other people
are also accepted as your roommate. (Only two tenants are accepted in this
case.) Application for soon-to-be vacated rooms is accepted on a first-come-first-served
basis all year around. For more information and application, contact
Osaka Prefectural Housing Supply Corporation at 06-6203-5451 (2-3-21, Imabashi,
Chuo-ku, Osaka) Online application is accepted.
Osaka Prefectural Specified Public Rental Housing, designed for middle-income
households, are a rental properties managed by the prefectural government.
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
①Those who have other family members to share the room with
②Those who meet the fixed income level
Foreigners who have completed
Alien Registration can apply even if they meet the above requirements even if
they are not currently living in Osaka. Application is made through the office
mentioned above. Online application is also accepted.
Urban Renaissance (UR) Agency provides rental housing for both singles
and families on a first-come-first-served basis. No guarantor is required
to rent the unit offered by UR, but you need to meet the income requirements—you
have monthly income four times the amount of the rent or 330,000 yen or
more per month, or balance in the bank exceeding a fixed amount.
If you apply for a unit for single, however, the income requirement is
a bit lower – 250,000 yen per month. There are other kinds of units whose
tenants are chosen by lot.