Kitakyushu to Revoke Designation of Disability Support Facility Over Fraudulent Benefit Claims

Kitakyushu City said it will revoke the designation of a Type B continuous employment support facility for people with disabilities in Yahatanishi Ward after its operator, based in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, was found to have fraudulently claimed public support funds. According to the city, the company falsely reported that a full-time instructor was employed to improve participants’ wages in order to receive additional staffing payments between May and September last year, and also inflated attendance records for a user approved for services by another municipality, billing for more days than were actually attended. The revocation, under the Comprehensive Support for Persons with Disabilities Act, will take effect on March 31. Episode notes: ‘Kitakyushu to Revoke Designation of Disability Support Facility Over Fraudulent Benefit Claims’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/03/03/kitakyushu-to-revoke-designation-of-disability-support-facility-over-fraudulent-benefit-claims/