Helpers sent to single-parent households, ¥0–¥300 per hour depending on income
Home Help Service for Single Parents / Hino City
Home Help Service for Single ParentsHino CityChildren who have not finished compulsory education
Helper dispatch for single-parent households
Co-payment (per hour)¥0–¥300¥0, ¥250 or ¥300 depending on income
- Up to 12 times a month, 2 to 8 hours each time
- For example, within 2 years of becoming a single parent
Home helpers who help with meals, cleaning, laundry, childcare, etc. are sent to single-parent households with children who have not finished compulsory education. It can be used within 2 years of becoming a single parent, while attending school to acquire skills, while job hunting, during illness, weddings or funerals, or while working and raising children in grade 3 of elementary school or younger. Up to 12 times a month, once a day, for 2 to 8 hours between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. The co-payment depends on the reason and income: for reasons such as work or illness (attached table 1), ¥0, ¥250 or ¥300 per hour; for cases such as working with children in grade 3 or younger (attached table 2), ¥0 to ¥1,290 per hour.
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 Hino City and children who have not finished compulsory education, who meet the dispatch conditions
Notes
The co-payment table is divided into attached table 1 and attached table 2 by reason for dispatch. In attached table 1, for a 2-person household, income of ¥3,604,000 or less is ¥0, ¥3,604,001 to ¥4,339,000 is ¥250, and ¥4,339,001 or more is ¥300 (¥380,000 is added for each additional dependent).