Smartkyufu, a Japanese benefits eligibility checker

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Smartkyufu describes a questionnaire that uses municipality and household information to sort programs into eligible, conditional, or ineligible results, with reasons attached. The homepage reports 25 programs across 56 municipalities and says the initial judgment takes about 60 seconds. It also maintains dated checks for circulating claims such as a second universal ¥20,000 payment and benefits allegedly distributed through My Number SMS messages. The service identifies itself as private and directs users to confirm final eligibility with the responsible office.