Fukuoka City Public Housing Recruitment: Nov 4 to 13 Lottery, Income Limits and Rolling Application Conditions (2026)

Next recruitment for Fukuoka City public housing

The next recruitment is by lottery from November 4 to November 13, 2026, on Fukuoka City Housing Supply Corporation's schedule.
Recruitment methods are a lottery four times a year, a points method twice a year, and rolling applications all year.

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This page is general information from the Fukuoka City Housing Supply Corporation. For your own case, ask the corporation.

The next recruitment for Fukuoka City public housing is by lottery, from Wednesday, November 4 to Friday, November 13, 2026 (the Fukuoka City Housing Supply Corporation’s schedule). There are three ways to apply: a lottery four times a year, a points method twice a year, and rolling applications accepted all year. The Fukuoka City Housing Supply Corporation handles all of them.

In short

To apply soon: the November lottery. Pick up the guide, then apply by post or online.
If you have lost many times, or are a single-parent, child-raising or elderly household: you can apply for rolling recruitment at any time if you meet the conditions.
If you live outside the city and work in Fukuoka City: you can apply for the lottery and rolling recruitment (the points method is not open to people living outside the city).

Checked with official pages on October 19, 2026 (Japan time).

1. The 3 recruitment methods and months

Method	Months	How tenants are chosen
Regular recruitment, lottery	May, August, November, February (4 times a year)	Computer lottery
Regular recruitment, points	June, December (twice a year)	Housing age and similar factors are scored, and higher-scoring households go first
Rolling recruitment	All year	After approval by the qualification review committee, vacant homes are offered in order of registration

The guide for the November recruitment is handed out at the Fukuoka City Housing Supply Corporation, the Information Plaza on the 1st floor of City Hall, information corners at ward offices, Irube Branch Office, Seibu Branch Office, and Namiki Square. Source: Fukuoka City Housing Supply Corporation, “Looking for public housing”

2. From application to moving in (lottery)

For the lottery, read the guide and apply by post (using the designated envelope) or online. The postcard with your lottery number is sent by the day before the lottery, and the result is the same whether or not you go to the drawing.

If you win, your household income and other points are checked in a qualification review, and rooms are offered in the order of winning. You cannot choose the building or floor, and you can view the room beforehand. The contract deadline is the last day of the month 3 months after the recruitment month, and a deposit of 3 months’ rent is required. Rent depends on income and is reviewed every fiscal year. The corporation’s guide gives an example of ¥20,000 to ¥30,000 for a typical 3DK. Parking is available at some estates and buildings and not at others, and the housing list at recruitment time shows which. Source: Regular recruitment (lottery): application flow

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3. Income limit and who can apply

For the lottery, a general household must have a monthly income amount of ¥158,000 or less. The limit is ¥214,000 or less for households with a person with a disability, and households where the applicant is 60 or over and the people living with them are only aged 60 or over or under 18. It is ¥259,000 or less for households with a child in junior high school or younger, households with 3 or more children up to April 1 after their 18th birthday (through the high school graduation year), single-parent households raising a child under 20, and households with a pregnant member.

This monthly income amount is not take-home pay. It is the annual income amount (not the same as annual salary), minus deductions for family members living with you, divided by 12, so it gets lower the larger the family. See Household monthly income calculation (Fukuoka City Housing Supply Corporation).

The other conditions are: living or working in Fukuoka City (people who live outside the city must have worked at the same workplace for at least 4 months and 30 hours or more a week as of the deadline); being a Japanese national, a mid- to long-term resident or a special permanent resident; being in need of housing (a house you own must be disposed of by the time you move in); no history of misusing public housing; neither you nor your family being a member of an organized crime group; and being an adult with relatives to live with. People who can apply alone are limited to certain conditions, such as being 60 or over or having a disability. Source: Regular recruitment (lottery): application requirements (general households)

4. Rolling recruitment is for households meeting 2 or more conditions

For rolling recruitment, applications are accepted at the counter at any time once you have the required documents. It is reviewed at the monthly qualification review committee in the month after you apply, and once approved, you are registered by order of reception for each home, and offered a vacancy in turn. From reception to the offer of a room, it takes at least 2 to 3 months.

It is open to households that meet 2 or more of the following items (single-parent households and households of crime or domestic violence victims need only one). The items are: a household that has lost 8 or more times (16 or more for a single person); a single-parent household (if the divorce is final); a child-raising household with a spouse and a child under school age; a household with 3 or more children up to the high school graduation year; an elderly household where the applicant is 60 or over and the people living with them are only a spouse, people under 18, or people 60 or over; a household with a person with a physical or mental disability; a household of crime or domestic violence victims; and a household asked to move out. The income limit is a monthly income amount of ¥104,000 or less. Source: Rolling recruitment: application requirements

The documents are: a resident record for the whole household showing relationships, a full family register certificate for people 18 and over (not needed if the resident record shows the spouse), a no-assets certificate for everyone who will move in, the latest income certificate for people 18 and over (not needed for non-working people under 18 and high school students), and a document showing your current home (such as a copy of the rental contract). People who live outside the city and work in it also add a workplace certificate, and people who want floors 1 to 3 add a doctor’s certificate (not needed if a person aged 75 or over is in the household). You also need documents that prove the conditions you meet (a lottery number notice showing how many times you lost; for single parents, a child support allowance certificate or a single-parent medical card; a copy of a disability certificate, and so on). You can get a resident record and income certificate at the ward office. How to get them is covered in our page (in Japanese), How to get a resident record and family register.

Common questions

Can I keep pets?

No. According to the corporation, keeping pets such as dogs, cats and birds is prohibited.

Can I apply for both regular and rolling recruitment?

Even if you are registered for rolling recruitment, you can apply for regular recruitment. However, if you win in regular recruitment, your rolling application and registration are in principle withdrawn.

Address: Fukuoka City Housing Supply Corporation, Recruitment Section, 4-1 Tenyamachi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City (Reisen Harp Building) · Google Maps · Tel: 092-271-2561

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