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Helpers at ¥300/hour from pregnancy to under age 3

Prenatal and Postpartum Support Helper "Attaka Hand" / Taito City
Prenatal and Postpartum Support Helper "Attaka Hand"Taito CityPregnancy to under age 3
Housework and childcare helpers at ¥300 per hour
Fee (reductions available)¥300 per hourGeneral households 96 hours each for under age 1 and age 1-2
  • Remaining hours cannot be carried over to the next period
  • Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., up to 4 hours a day
For families with no one at home to helpKosodate Tokyo

The city sends helpers who assist with housework and childcare to families in Taito City with no one at home to help care for the pregnant woman or baby. You can use it from pregnancy, after receiving the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, until the day before the child turns 3. The fee is ¥300 per person per hour, with a reduction and exemption system. Available hours for general households are 96 hours from receiving the handbook until under age 1, and 96 hours from age 1 to under 2. Households with twins get 240, 192, and 192 hours, and households with triplets get 288 hours for each period. You must apply for each period, and remaining hours cannot be carried over to the next period. Helpers are sent Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., up to 4 hours a day.

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

Families in the city from pregnancy (after receiving the handbook) to children under 3, with no one at home to help. You must have had one of: the Yurikago Taito interview, the home visit to all families with infants, the 3-4 month checkup, or the 18-month checkup (interview)

Notes

For the hour limit for general households from age 2 to under 3 (95 or 96 hours), and the amount after reduction and eligible households, contact the city.You can ask for help with bathing, washing bottles, taking older siblings to and from daycare or kindergarten (facilities in the city), meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, nearby shopping, and accompanying you to checkups and vaccinations.It is not a babysitter service, so it cannot be used when parents are not present or while the child is at daycare. You also cannot ask for childcare while you work from home.If 2 helpers come at the same time for 1 hour, it counts as 2 hours (¥600).The helper's transportation costs for accompanied outings are paid by the user.Contact the Asakusa Health Consultation Center (03-3844-8171).

Official sources

Open the official page (Japanese)Open the related PDF (Japanese)

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