Housework helpers around childbirth at ¥500 an hour (the first 6 hours free)

From 1 month before the due date until the day before the child turns 1 (single baby) or 2 (multiples), you can use housework and childcare support helpers at ¥500 an hour. The first 6 hours are free, and households exempt from resident tax pay nothing at all. The hour limit is 60 hours in total for a single baby. For multiples, the limits are 120 hours in total until under age 1 and 90 hours in total from age 1 to under 2. You can ask for cleaning, laundry, shopping, cooking, care of older children and similar. It is Meguro City's own support that fills the gaps when the house is hard to keep running in late pregnancy and right after the birth, at low cost. You can apply from 2 months before the due date (for use from age 1 to under 2 for multiples, apply again from 1 month before the first birthday). Helpers can be used from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., as a rule 2 to 3 hours per visit.