Home helpers sent to single-parent households (¥0–300 per hour)
Home Help Service for Single-Parent Households / Higashimurayama City
Home Help Service for Single-Parent HouseholdsHigashimurayama CityChildren who have not finished compulsory education
Home helpers for single-parent households, up to ¥300 per hour
Households other than below
Child Rearing Allowance level
¥0 for households on public assistance or exempt from resident tax
When housework or childcare is difficult — shortly after becoming a single-parent household, during temporary illness of a parent or child, for weddings or funerals, job hunting, or similar — the city sends home helpers. The help covers looking after children, meals, bathing, and related housework. In principle up to 12 times a month, 2 to 8 hours per visit. The cost per hour is ¥0 for households on public assistance or exempt from resident tax, ¥150 for households at the level that receives the Child Rearing Allowance, and ¥300 for other households.
Nationality and residence status
The official page (checked in October 2026) sets no condition on nationality or residence status that we found. Eligibility follows the official conditions, not the language of this page; many programs require resident registration in the municipality.
Who is eligible
Single-parent households with an address in Higashimurayama City with a child who has not finished compulsory education, whose daily life is disrupted within 2 years of becoming a single parent, by temporary illness, weddings or funerals, job hunting, or similar
Notes
Within 2 years of becoming a single parent, it is for households supporting a child in grade 3 of elementary school or below, until that child finishes grade 3. Hours of use are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.