Over 123,000 housekeeping and cleaning-related enterprises have experienced abnormal business operations.

Radar Finance reports that as 2026’s March 15 approaches, consumer rights protection topics are heating up again. This year’s National People’s Congress, NPC Deputy Yao Jinbo focused on the “elderly and children” issue, proposing a dual approach of “tax deductions for hiring nannies + skills enhancement for workers” to reduce caregiving burdens on families.

Today, domestic services have become a “necessity” for dual-income families, but the reality is concerning. Families desire professional and reliable services—nannies who understand early childhood education, caregivers skilled in basic rehabilitation—but as service quality improves, prices soar, discouraging many families.

Policy guidance is urgently needed. Yao Jinbo’s suggestion of “tax deductions for hiring nannies” is like a timely rain. Using tax incentives to ease family financial pressure, stimulate effective demand, and regulate employment relationships can create a virtuous cycle, encouraging families to spend and feel confident doing so.

Additionally, “human-machine collaboration” is also an effective way to reduce costs and improve efficiency, allowing machines to handle repetitive tasks and lowering professional service costs. Upgrading domestic services shouldn’t focus only on high-end options; mainstream services should be trustworthy and affordable. Policy, technology, and market forces need to work together to prevent essential domestic services from becoming a “sweet burden” for families.

Data from Tianyancha shows that, to date, China has over 4.85 million domestic cleaning and housekeeping-related businesses. Regionally, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Guangdong lead, with over 465,000, 433,000, and 371,000 such businesses respectively.

Tianyancha risk data indicates that among companies engaged in domestic cleaning and housekeeping, 2.73% have faced legal lawsuits, 2.54% have experienced abnormal operations, and 0.84% have been subject to administrative penalties. Deep risk data shows that over 6,700 companies involved in domestic cleaning and housekeeping have enforcement or execution records, accounting for 0.14%.