Establish a telephone consultation desk for parents who cannot work due to temporary school closure

Established a telephone consultation desk for parents who cannot work due to temporary closure of school.MHLW March 15 at 6:21

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The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set up a special window for parents who are forced to take a break from work due to the spread of the new coronavirus and who are forced to take a break from work.

In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, elementary schools and other places across the country have been temporarily closed upon request from the government, and parents are forced to take time off work to take care of their children.

For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set up a dedicated contact for telephone consultations on the 13th in response to the government's decision on economic support measures accompanying a decrease in income.

At the counter, a system to subsidize companies for 8330 yen per day so that parents can take leave, or 4100 yen per day if freelancers take temporary leave of absence from school and meet certain conditions We will explain concretely the support measures to be paid and the special provisions of the lending system for living funds by the Council of Social Welfare.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has not yet decided when to start accepting applications and details of the necessary procedures, so we will make it available at the counter as soon as it is decided.

Reception hours are from 9am to 9pm, including weekends and holidays.
The number is "0120-60-3999".