Gwangju Nam-gu, Youth Special Support Project Promotion

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 10th that it will launch various support projects including living expenses, various medical examination fees, surgery fees, academic expenses, counseling, and job experience expenses to help at-risk youth maintain basic living conditions.

This project targets youth aged 9 to 18 who are living outside of school or are not effectively protected by guardians, and who have not received the same support under other laws such as the National Basic Livelihood Security Act or Medical Benefits.

For example, a youth receiving educational benefits under the Basic Livelihood Security Act cannot receive similar academic expense support but may receive other types of support.

The support conditions vary depending on the income level of the youth themselves or their parents who share livelihood or residence.

First, living support expenses and health support expenses such as treatment and surgery are provided within the range of up to 500,000 KRW per month and up to 2 million KRW per year, respectively, only if the income is 65% or less of the median income.

Additionally, academic support expenses, self-reliance support expenses, legal support expenses, counseling support expenses, activity support expenses, and other support expenses such as school uniforms and school trips are available when the income is 72% or less of the median income.

Youth who meet the conditions can receive support ranging from 100,000 KRW to a maximum of 360,000 KRW per month depending on the type of support, and legal support expenses can be provided up to 3.5 million KRW annually.

Youth or guardians who wish to receive support through the Youth Special Support Project, as well as youth leaders, social workers, and teachers who have proxy application qualifications, must visit their local community service center with related documents such as the Special Support Preliminary Review Form and the Social Security Benefit Application Form to submit their application.

Nam-gu plans to finalize the support recipients through the review of the Regional Community Youth Integrated Support System Operation Committee and will also thoroughly manage follow-up care to check for any changes in eligibility.

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