Housework and childcare supporters for ¥500 per hour, from pregnancy to age 1 (up to 60 hours)
Prenatal and Postpartum Household Support Program (Sun-Sapo-san) / Hino City
Prenatal and Postpartum Household Support Program (Sun-Sapo-san)Hino CityPregnancy to under 1
Housework and childcare supporters for ¥500 per hour
Fee (excluding tax)¥500/hourUp to 60 hours in total
- 1 to 4 hours each time
- Tax-exempt households, etc. can apply for a waiver
Prenatal and postpartum household supporters (Sun-Sapo-san) visit households with pregnant women or children under 1 and help with cleaning, cooking, laundry, help with bathing the baby, shopping, watching the baby, accompanying you to hospital visits, etc. Up to 60 hours in total during the period, from 1 to 4 hours each time, for ¥500 per hour (excluding tax). Households on public assistance, households exempt from municipal resident tax, etc. can apply for a fee waiver.
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
Households with an address in Hino City with a pregnant woman from receiving the Maternal and Child Health Handbook until birth, or with a baby under 1 (households not receiving the Multiple-Birth Family Supporter Subsidy)
Notes
Visits Monday to Saturday (except national holidays and the New Year period), 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. It cannot be used at a family home outside the city where you stay for the birth. Childcare support and housework support cannot be requested at the same time. Support cannot be given when no adult is present.