①If the Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office finds that there is an unavoidable reason, the Chief may pay the basic allowance at the competent Public Employment Security Office at the request of the qualified recipient.

②A qualified recipient who seeks to receive payment of the basic allowance under the preceding paragraph must appear at the competent Public Employment Security Office on the payment day and submit the qualified recipient's certificate (or, where that qualified recipient has been issued a notice of recipient qualification, present the Individual Number Card); provided, however, that this does not apply where there are legitimate grounds for being unable to submit the qualified recipient's certificate (or, where that qualified recipient has been issued a notice of recipient qualification, to present the Individual Number Card).

③The provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of the basic allowance to a qualified recipient.

①Where a qualified recipient (excluding a qualified recipient paid by bank transfer) is unable to appear at the competent Public Employment Security Office on the payment day because of illness, injury, taking up employment or other unavoidable reasons, that person's agent may receive payment of the basic allowance to be paid to that qualified recipient. In this case, the agent must submit to the Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office the qualified recipient's certificate and the documents proving the agent's capacity (or, where that qualified recipient has been issued a notice of recipient qualification, the documents proving that capacity).

②The provisions of the proviso to Article 22, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the case in the second sentence of the preceding paragraph.

①Where a person claiming unpaid benefits is a person prescribed in Article 31, paragraph (1) of the Act, that person must appear at the Public Employment Security Office of the deceased, submit a written claim for unpaid benefits for unemployment, etc., and then receive recognition of unemployment for the deceased qualified recipient; provided, however, that where the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office of the deceased finds that there is an unavoidable reason, that person's agent may appear at the Public Employment Security Office of the deceased, submit documents capable of proving the agent's capacity, and then receive that recognition of unemployment.

②When the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office of the deceased has conducted recognition of unemployment for a qualified recipient, the Chief must enter the matters concerning that disposition in the qualified recipient's certificate and return it (or, where that qualified recipient has been issued a notice of recipient qualification, enter the matters concerning that disposition in the notice of recipient qualification and deliver it).

③The provisions of Article 17-4, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the cases under the preceding two paragraphs.

The Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office is to provide employment placement or vocational guidance to a qualified recipient who is not to be paid the basic allowance pursuant to the provisions of Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Act.

The training specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under Article 33, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act is the training listed in the following items.

①A qualified recipient who falls under the proviso to Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Act (limited to the portion pertaining to items (ii) and (iii) of that paragraph) is to, at the time of recognition of unemployment or application for employment, submit to the Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office documents that enable confirmation of the day on which the person started and the day on which the person completed the training prescribed in the preceding Article, or other documents specified by the Director-General of the Employment Security Bureau, and notify the Chief to that effect.

②Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a qualified recipient under that paragraph may, as specified by the Director-General of the Employment Security Bureau, omit to submit the documents that enable confirmation of the day on which the person started and the day on which the person completed the training prescribed in the preceding Article.

The number of days specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under Article 33, paragraph (3) of the Act is 21 days.

①With regard to the application of Article 24, paragraphs (3) and (4), Article 24-2, paragraph (4), Article 25, paragraph (4), and Article 27, paragraph (3) of the Act to a qualified recipient who falls under Article 33, paragraph (3) of the Act and who receives the extended benefits prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Act, the phrase "Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2)" in Article 24, paragraph (3) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "Article 33, paragraph (3)", and the phrase "these provisions" is deemed to be replaced with "that paragraph"; the phrase "Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2)" in paragraph (4) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 33, paragraph (3)", the phrase "these provisions" is deemed to be replaced with "that paragraph", and the phrase "paragraphs (1) and (2) of the same Article" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (3) of the same Article"; and the phrase "Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2)" in Article 24-2, paragraph (4), Article 25, paragraph (4) and Article 27, paragraph (3) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "Article 33, paragraph (3)", and the phrase "these provisions" is deemed to be replaced with "that paragraph".

②With regard to the application of Article 9, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Order to a qualified recipient under the preceding paragraph, the phrase "Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act" in paragraph (1) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 33, paragraph (3) of the Act", and the phrase "paragraphs (1) and (2) of the same Article" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (3) of the same Article"; and the phrase "Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 33, paragraph (3) of the Act".

①A qualified recipient who has changed the recipient's name or domicile or residence and intends to receive recognition of unemployment or payment of the basic allowance must, on the day of recognition of unemployment or the payment day, submit to the Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office, accompanied by a driver's license or other document that can prove the fact of the change of name or domicile or residence and by the qualified recipient's certificate (or, where that qualified recipient has been issued a notice of recipient qualification, presenting an Individual Number Card), a qualified recipient's notification of change of name (Form No. 20) in the case of a change of name, or a qualified recipient's notification of change of address (Form No. 20) in the case of a change of domicile or residence.

②When the Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office has received submission of a qualified recipient's notification of change of name or a qualified recipient's notification of change of address, the Chief must make the necessary revision to the qualified recipient's certificate and return it (or, where the person who made that submission has been issued a notice of recipient qualification, enter the necessary matters in the notice of recipient qualification and deliver it).

③The provisions of Article 17-2, paragraph (4) and the proviso to Article 22, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the case under paragraph (1).

①A qualified recipient who has lost or damaged the qualified recipient's certificate may notify the Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office to that effect and receive reissuance. In this case, the qualified recipient must present a driver's license or other document that enables confirmation that the person intending to apply for reissuance of the qualified recipient's certificate is the person in question.

②A person who intends to receive reissuance under the provisions of the preceding paragraph because of damage to the qualified recipient's certificate must submit the damaged qualified recipient's certificate.

③The provisions of Article 17, paragraph (6) apply mutatis mutandis to the reissuance of a qualified recipient's certificate under the provisions of paragraph (1). In this case, the phrase "Chief of the Public Employment Security Office" in paragraph (6) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office".

④When effecting reissuance of a qualified recipient's certificate, if the Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office finds it necessary, the Chief may temporarily postpone the decision on payment of the basic allowance.

⑤The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the reissuance of a notice of recipient qualification. In this case, the phrase "a driver's license or other document that enables confirmation that the person intending to apply for reissuance of the qualified recipient's certificate is the person in question" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Individual Number Card".

①When the Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office finds it necessary at the request of a qualified recipient, the Chief may entrust the affairs concerning the basic allowance to be conducted for that person to the Chief of another Public Employment Security Office.

②Where entrustment has been made under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the affairs concerning payment of the basic allowance to be conducted for the qualified recipient who is the subject of that entrustment are to be conducted by the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office that received the entrustment, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, paragraph (5), item (i).

③For the application of the provisions of this Subsection (excluding the provisions of Articles 19 and 20) in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the phrase "Chief of the competent Public Employment Security Office" in those provisions is deemed to be replaced with "Chief of the Public Employment Security Office that received the entrustment", and the phrase "competent Public Employment Security Office" is deemed to be replaced with "Public Employment Security Office that received the entrustment".

The skill acquisition allowance consists of the attendance allowance and the commuting allowance.

①The attendance allowance is to be paid, up to 40 days' worth, for the days on which a qualified recipient took public vocational training, etc. as directed by the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office (limited to days that are subject to payment of the basic allowance (including days on which the basic allowance is not to be paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act)).

②The daily amount of the attendance allowance is 500 yen.