Housework support with home helpers for households with children from age 3 to 1st grade (started October 1, 2026)
- Half price for tax-exempt households; free with public assistance
- You can apply from 2 months before the child turns 3
In this program, home helpers visit Minato City households raising children from age 3 to 1st grade of elementary school and help with housework. Helper visits started on October 1, 2026.
Until now, Minato City's housework support was covered by the "Prenatal and Postnatal Housework and Childcare Support Service" until the day before the child's 3rd birthday. This program takes over from there, and the city describes it as the first housework support in Tokyo covering all households with children up to 1st grade of elementary school.
The allowance is 36 hours a year per child of eligible age. It can be used from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., once a day, in units of 2, 3 or 4 hours. The user fee is ¥4,500 for 2 hours, ¥6,750 for 3 hours and ¥9,000 for 4 hours. If all family members sharing the household finances are exempt from resident tax, it is half price; if you receive public assistance, it is free. The usage periods are 4 segments of 36 hours each: age 3 to the day before age 4, age 4 to the day before age 5, age 5 to the day before age 6, and age 6 to the end of the fiscal year of 1st grade. You can apply from 2 months before the child turns 3.
Advance applications started on September 1, 2026, and you can apply online. The service provider is Tender Loving Care Services Co., Ltd.