To prevent damage from special fraud such as bank transfer scams and malicious telephone solicitations, part of the purchase cost of telephones and other devices equipped with a “nuisance call prevention function” is subsidized for elderly people.
Hiroshima Prefecture, Kure City: FY2026 Kure City Subsidy for the Purchase of Telephones with Nuisance Call Prevention Functions
September 9, 2026
Summary
Kure City subsidizes part of the purchase cost of telephones and other devices with nuisance call prevention functions for elderly people, helping prevent special fraud and malicious telephone solicitation damage.
Key Information
| Location | Kure City, Hiroshima |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Apr 1, 2026 – Jan 29, 2027 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥10,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 1/2 |
| Purpose | Equipment investment / crime prevention, disaster prevention, and BCP |
| Eligible Expenses | Equipment purchase costs |
| Eligible Applicants | Individuals |
| Implementing Agency | Kure City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.kure.lg.jp/soshiki/54/meiwakudennwa8.html |