Kitakyushu City Public Housing Recruitment: Next Dec 1 to 9, 6 Lotteries a Year and Income Limits (2026)

Kitakyushu City public housing recruitment

The next regular recruitment runs December 1 to 9, 2026, with lotteries held 6 times a year (April, June, August, October, December, February).
The income limit is a certified monthly amount of ¥158,000 or less.
Applications must be submitted through one method: at the counter, by post or online.

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This page is general information from the Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation. For your own case, ask the corporation or your ward office.

The next regular recruitment for Kitakyushu City public housing runs from Tuesday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 9, 2026. Regular recruitment is held 6 times a year (April, June, August, October, December and February), and vacant homes are assigned by lottery each time. For the vacancy lottery and the newlywed and child-raising household recruitment, you can apply by post or online without going to the ward office counter.

In short

Ordinary households, and single people aged 60 or over and others: the “vacancy” recruitment (lottery), 6 times a year. Apply by one of counter, post or online.
Newlywed households with both aged 39 or under, and households with a child up to the end of the fiscal year they turn 18: “newlywed and child-raising household” recruitment (lottery), 6 times a year.
People with disabilities, people aged 60 or over, single parents, and households with 3 or more children: “households in housing need” recruitment (points selection, counter only, 4 times a year; not held in December).

Checked with official pages on October 19, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.

1. Recruitment 6 times a year; the rest of fiscal 2026 is December and February

The remaining regular recruitments in fiscal 2026 (Reiwa 8) are two: December 1 to 9, and February 1 to 9, 2027. The October recruitment (October 1 to 9) has closed, and the public lottery was scheduled for October 27. According to the city’s newsletter, the August recruitment had about 100 homes, with move-in from late October.

Recruitment	Months	How it is decided	How to apply
Vacancy (general)	Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec, Feb	Public lottery	Counter, post, online
Newlywed and child-raising households	Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec, Feb	Public lottery	Counter, post, online
Living near parents or children	Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec, Feb	Public lottery	Counter only
Households in housing need	Jun, Aug, Oct, Feb	Points selection	Counter only
First come, first served	Jul, Nov, Mar	First come, first served	Counter only

The recruitment guide is handed out before reception starts at the “Public Housing and City Corporation Housing Consultation Corner” of each ward office, at branch offices of ward offices, and at the Kokura Administrative Service Corner, and it is also on the corporation’s website. The counter is open 8:30 am to 5:15 pm except weekends, and during a regular recruitment period only Thursday stays open until 7:00 pm. Sources: Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation, fiscal 2026 public housing recruitment (application periods), Kitakyushu City newsletter of August 1, 2026, recruitment notice

2. Apply by one of counter, post or online

For the vacancy recruitment (except living near parents or children) and the newlywed and child-raising household recruitment, you can apply once per recruitment period, by one of the ward office counter, post or online. If you send two or more applications, all are disqualified. For post, put a stamp on the designated envelope handed out at ward offices and send it to the Recruitment Staff, Public Housing Section, Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation (Asano 3-chome, Kokurakita Ward). Only a postmark within the recruitment period counts, and courier mail (mail service) is disqualified because the postmark cannot be confirmed. Source: Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation, how to apply

Recruitment for households in housing need, silver housing and living near parents or children involves an interview at the counter, so you apply only at the ward office counter. The same applies when you apply for a vacancy and housing need at the same time.

3. From winning the lottery to moving in

For the lottery recruitment, the ranking of all applicants’ lottery numbers is decided at a public lottery, and winners and reserves are notified by post. The result is the same whether or not you attend the drawing. If you win, you submit documents such as a resident record and proof of income for a document review, and the city asks the police whether you are a member of an organized crime group. If you pass, you view the home, confirm your intention to move in, submit a written acceptance and pay a deposit, then receive the move-in permit and the key. Source: Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation, about the lottery

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The deposit is 3 months of the rent (housing usage fee) at move-in. A joint guarantor has not been required since April 2020; instead, you register an adult who does not live with you as an emergency contact (guarantor of identity). Pets such as dogs and cats cannot be kept.

People who have lost the vacancy recruitment 3 or more times get more lottery balls (2 balls for 3 to 5 losses in the previous 6 years, 4 balls for 6 to 11, and so on). Losses are counted on the “public housing application record card” that is stamped each time you apply at the counter, and people who applied by post or online are also given the preference according to the number of losses. Losses in the newlywed and child-raising household recruitment are not counted. Source: Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation, preference for people who have lost many times

4. Income limit: certified monthly amount of ¥158,000 or less (not monthly take-home pay)

General households can apply with a certified monthly amount of ¥158,000 or less, and households with a person with a disability or elderly households and similar ones with ¥214,000 or less. The certified monthly amount is calculated by subtracting deductions based on the number of family members and similar factors from income, so you cannot apply your actual monthly pay as it is. The calculation method is in the corporation’s PDFs on “how to calculate income” and “how to calculate income deductions”. For improvement housing, the limit is ¥114,000 or less for general households and ¥139,000 or less for discretionary categories. Source: Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation, application requirements

Households in the ¥214,000 or less group (discretionary categories) include people aged 60 or over (where everyone living with them is also 60 or over or under 18) and people with a physical disability certificate of Grade 1 to 4, as well as households living with a child under school age.

The other conditions are: the applicant is an adult; you live or work in Kitakyushu City; neither you nor your family is a member of an organized crime group; you have trouble with your current housing (for example, too small, rent too high for your income, or asked to move out); and you do not own a home. Even if you own a home, you can apply if a sale or auction contract has been decided, but you are disqualified if you cannot transfer the registration by the day of the move-in procedure. People who now live in public housing can apply if they have a qualifying reason for housing trouble.

5. Newlywed and child-raising household recruitment, and who can apply alone

A newlywed household is a couple who are both 39 or under (or a household of the couple and their children only) who married within the last 5 years or will register their marriage within 6 months of applying. People who have received a partnership oath receipt certificate can also apply. A child-raising household is one living with a child up to March 31 after their 18th birthday.

People who can apply alone are limited to those who meet set conditions, such as being 60 or over, holding a physical disability certificate of Grade 1 to 4, or receiving public assistance. For recruitment of people living near parents or children, a relative within the second degree of kinship must live in the same elementary school district as the home you apply for, and you cannot apply if you now live with that relative.

6. First-come-first-served and rolling recruitment: apply without waiting for a lottery

Homes that received no application in the regular recruitment are accepted first come, first served 3 times a year (July, November and March). You apply at the counter of the ward office for the ward where the home is. If several people want the same home when reception opens at 8:30 am, a lottery is held on the spot. The first-come-first-served recruitment in July 2026 started accepting applications on July 15.

For low-demand estates in Moji Ward and Wakamatsu Ward, “rolling recruitment” accepts applications all year and arranges move-in on a first-come basis. The estates are Tanoura Daini, Nagakuro Daiichi and Shiranoe in Moji Ward and Oike in Wakamatsu Ward, and the rent (lowest rank) is about ¥9,800 to ¥21,800. None has an elevator, and you say whether you prefer an upper or lower floor when you apply. You apply at the consultation corner of Moji Ward Office or Wakamatsu Ward Office, one estate per household, and the application expires if no vacancy comes up within a year. Source: Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation, about rolling recruitment

7. Fukuoka Prefecture housing has a different place to apply and different timing

Prefectural housing in Kitakyushu City is a separate system from city housing and is handled by the Fukuoka Prefecture Housing Supply Corporation (Tenjin, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City). The second prefectural lottery recruitment of fiscal 2026 was held September 3 to 11, with the drawing on October 28. First-come-first-served rolling recruitment is accepted only at the counters of the corporation’s management offices, and you cannot apply by post or phone. If you are looking at both city and prefectural housing, check the timing in each recruitment guide. Sources: Fukuoka Prefecture Housing Supply Corporation, prefectural housing lottery, Fukuoka Prefecture, rolling recruitment for prefectural housing

For the finer points of eligibility, ask the Public Housing Section of the Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation (093-531-3030) or the Public Housing and City Corporation Housing Consultation Corner of each ward office. For Fukuoka City public housing, see our page (in Japanese) Fukuoka City public housing recruitment.

Address: Kitakyushu City Housing Supply Corporation, Public Housing Section, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu City · Google Maps · Tel: 093-531-3030

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