New virus Increases the use of babysitters only in March March 4:09 on March 1

Following the temporary closure of schools due to the new coronavirus, the Cabinet Office has decided to increase the subsidy program for parents using baby sitters to keep working more than 260,000 yen per household at the maximum.

According to the Cabinet Office, since the government made a request for temporary school closure, business sites with many women have said that children in elementary school lower grades are not able to stay at home and employees cannot come to work. Is.

As a result, the Cabinet Office has expanded its subsidy program for parents using baby sitters to keep working.

Normally, discount coupons are issued up to around 50,000 yen per month, but this will be increased to 264,000 yen per month only in March.

This subsidy system requires the employer to apply to the Cabinet Office, but once applied, it will be available in about a week.