Lee Jae-myung's 'Youth Interview Allowance' to Start as Early as May... 210,000 Won Payment

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will provide interview allowances of up to 210,000 KRW to young people starting as early as May.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 3rd that it has posted the "2020 Gyeonggi Province Youth Interview Allowance Implementation Plan" on its website ahead of the full-scale implementation of the "Youth Interview Allowance," one of Lee Jae-myung's youth policies.

The Youth Interview Allowance is a policy to support active job-seeking activities of young people, providing up to 210,000 KRW in interview expenses to unemployed youth residing in the province who participate in interviews.

The eligible recipients are unemployed youth born between 1985 and 2002, residing in the province based on their resident registration. Part-time workers working less than 36 hours per week and fixed-term contract workers are also eligible to apply.

For interviews conducted this year, 35,000 KRW per interview will be paid, up to 6 times, totaling a maximum of 210,000 KRW, all paid in local currency. Youth who wish to receive the interview allowance must prepare interview proof documents such as job postings and interview confirmation letters and apply online.

However, those participating in government support programs for unemployed youth, such as job-seeking activity support funds, will be excluded from eligibility. For more details, please check the "2020 Gyeonggi Province Youth Interview Allowance Implementation Plan" under the Notices and Announcements section on the Gyeonggi Province website.

In addition, the province plans to strengthen campaign activities to spread the culture of interview allowance payments in private companies and will provide incentives such as additional points in corporate support policies to companies that pay interview allowances.

Lee Byung-woo, Director of the Welfare Bureau of the province, stated, "We decided to support interview expenses to reduce the economic burden on young people actively seeking jobs," and added, "We will strive to ensure that the expansion of interview allowance payments by private companies spreads nationwide."

Earlier, last year, the province recommended that all 25 public institutions under its jurisdiction pay interview allowances to all candidates regardless of job type or category.

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