Daily life support projects for single-parent homes in Yokohama

We dispatch family life support members (helpers) to mother and child families, father and son families and widows who are temporarily in trouble with housework and childcare due to job hunting or family illness, etc. to help daily life.

• 2024 flyer (PDF: 1,254KB)

Mother and child and father and son living in Yokohama city and mother of mother and child family as stipulated in the Widow Welfare Law, father of fatherless family, widow

• "Mother of a mother and child family" and "father of a fatherless family" are mothers or fathers of families who support elementary school studenｔ under the age of 20 without having to marry (including cases in the same circumstances as marriage).
• "Widows" are those who were once a mother-child family, whose child is over 20 years old and still have no spouse.

• Major changes in living environment (e.g., just becoming a single parent)
• Necessary grounds for independence (such as commuting to school to acquire skills, job hunting, etc.)
• Social reasons (illness, nursing, ceremonial occasions, work convenience, etc.)

※As for the service details, please confirm "use rule of daily life support project such as Yokohama-shi single-parent homes" (PDF: 255KB).

• This is a short-term support for up to six months.
• The service is available on the 10th of the month, up to 240 hours a year. Any excess will be paid by you.
• If you have children under elementary school age, you can use it regularly only if you work overtime at work. However, the frequency of use is 10 days a month, up to 240 hours a year, as specified.

From 2023, all those who have received a certificate of use will be free of charge.
※Costs incurred at the time of service implementation will be borne by the actual cost separately.

Please contact the company directly for information on availability other than the "dispatch time" in the table below, such as early morning / late night or "available days". However, at any time, depending on the situation of the business, we may not be able to meet your request. Thank you for your understanding.

[Documents to be submitted]

[Submission destination and submission method]
〒231-0005 6-50-10 Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau Children's Family Division
To the person in charge of daily life support project
※We recommend that you use special record mail.

After examining the submitted application documents and confirming whether the applicant is an applicant in using the business, contact the Address who applied for "Mother and Child, Father and Child and Widows Welfare and Health Law Certificate of Use of Daily Life Support Projects for Yokohama City Single Parent Homes ".
Please note that it will take about 3 weeks to send this certificate.
In addition, the expiration date of the certificate is until December 31 of the year to which the application date belongs. Please refer to the item "Update" for usage after January of the following year.
If you apply after November, we will also issue a certificate with an expiration date up to December 31 of the following year.

We send "daily life support project use rule such as Yokohama-shi single-parent homes", "daily life support project registration application" with certificate.
After reading the usage rules, please contact the selected contractor in advance, submit the “Daily Life Support Project Registration Application Form” and apply for registration.
In addition, the expiration date of user registration is until December 31 of the month to which the application date belongs. Please refer to the item "Update" for usage after January of the following year.

When a contract with the contractor is concluded, please consult with the company about the details of the dispatch request before using. Consultation methods and application deadlines vary depending on the company, so please check with the company. In addition, about dispatch date and time, we may not be able to meet your request depending on the situation of the company. Thank you for your understanding.
In addition, please contact the company by the date specified by the company to change (or cancel) the usage schedule. Please note that if you cancel after the due date, you will be required to pay the cancellation fee specified by the business directly to the business operator.

If you wish to use the certificate after January, which is the expiration date of the certificate / user registration, after December 31 of the year to which the application date belongs, you will need to renew the certificate. Please submit the “Certificate Grant Application Form” (PDF) and required documents to Yokohama City in November. The documents to be submitted at the time of application for renewal are the same as when applying for new application. Please refer to the "Submission of Application Form" section.
After receiving the certificate, you must apply for registration to the business by the third Friday of December.

Ｑ： I would like to ask for a pick-up at a nursery school (school). Can I use it?
Ａ： It is not possible to use the service only. As you list the details of service contents that can be used in "Yokohama-shi single-parent homes use rule (PDF: 255KB)", please confirm.

Ｑ： When I get late at night at work, I want to take care of my child. Can I use it regularly?
Ａ： If you have children under elementary school age, you can use it regularly only if you work overtime at work. However, the frequency of use is 10 days a month, up to 240 hours a year, as specified. Even if it is a night shift, etc., if it is used during the specified working hours, it will be used within 6 months as usual.

Ｑ： It is said that it will be used in 6 months, but what should I do if I need assistance more than 6 months?
Ａ： If you need more than 6 months of support, you will need to consider other services. If there is a reason such as it takes time to register or use another service, consult with the Children's Home Division about the scheduled registration date of other services or the scheduled start date of use, and then apply for continuous use It is possible.

Ｑ： If "Mother and Child and Father and Child and Widow Welfare Law Application Certificate and Yokohama City Single Parent Family Use Certificate" is issued by the city, will a member of family life support (helper) be dispatched by all means? .
Ａ： "Certificate of application of mother and child and father and son and widow welfare law and certificate of use of everyday life support business such as Yokohama-shi single-parent homes" is document proving that it is household which can use everyday life support business. About dispatch of member of family life support (helper), we have you talk with user company and decide after adjusting the date and time. Please note that we may not be able to meet your request depending on the situation of the business operator.

Ｑ： I used a daily life support project a few years ago. I also want to use it. Is it possible to apply again?
Ａ： It is possible to use it again only if it is a different reason than the previous one. There is a column for "Reason for Requesting Support" in the application form, so please be sure to state the current situation.

Ｑ： I do not know the validity period of the certificate, the available period, and the timing of renewal.
Ａ： For example, if you apply for a certificate in April, the validity period of the certificate expires on December 31 of the year to which the application date belongs. If you start dispatching family life support members (helpers) in September, you can use them until the end of February. It will be used until the end of February, after the expiration date of the certificate, so you will need to submit an application in November to renew the certificate.