A person who has received the allowance by deceit or other wrongful means is punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen; provided, however, that if a provision of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907) provides for a penalty for the act, the Penal Code applies.
偽りその他不正の手段により手当を受けた者は、三年以下の拘禁刑又は三十万円以下の罰金に処する。ただし、刑法（明治四十年法律第四十五号）に正条があるときは、刑法による。
allowancemachine translation
「手当」
Short for the Child Rearing Allowance (児童扶養手当), which the prefectural governor, etc. (都道府県知事等) pays to the mother who has custody (監護) of, or the father who has custody of and shares a livelihood with, a child whose parents have divorced or whose other parent has died, has a disability of the degree a Cabinet Order (政令) sets, is missing or is in a similar situation, or to another person raising the child (養育者).
Short name set inArticle 4, paragraph (1)