Incheon City to Recruit Additional 'Job-Seeking Youth Dream Check Card' Recipients... 3 Million KRW Support

Due to the impact of COVID-19, 320 additional recruits
Can be used for indirect job-seeking expenses and living costs

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City will additionally recruit participants for the 'Job-Seeking Youth Dream Check Card' program, which supports job-seeking expenses for young people, from the 29th of this month until the 20th of next month.

The Dream Check Card program provides practical job-seeking activity funds to unemployed youth facing economic difficulties, paying up to 3 million KRW over six months at 500,000 KRW per month.

The city plans to provide part of the support funds as Incheon e-eum consumption coupons (200,000 KRW monthly) to support youth living expenses and help revitalize the local economy, which has been stagnated due to COVID-19.

The Dream Check Card support funds can be broadly used not only for education fees, textbook and book purchases, exam fees, and interview preparation costs related to job-seeking activities but also for indirect expenses such as transportation, meals, communication costs, as well as medical expenses and daily necessities.

Eligible applicants are unemployed job-seeking youth aged 19 to 39 who reside in Incheon, have graduated at least two years ago based on their highest education level, and whose household income is at or below 150% of the median income.

Especially, in this additional recruitment, youth from households confirmed with COVID-19 or those facing livelihood difficulties due to COVID-19-related unemployment will receive extra points during the evaluation.

However, those currently participating in similar job-seeking activity programs such as the Ministry of Employment and Labor's Employment Success Package or Job-Seeking Activity Support Fund, or those working more than 20 hours per week or earning more than 800,000 KRW per month, are excluded from eligibility.

The city will comprehensively review applicants based on household income, duration of unemployment, period of residence in Incheon, and job-seeking activity plans to select about 320 people and notify them online in June. After an orientation, the Dream Check Cards will be issued so that youth can practically use them for job-seeking activities starting late June.

Earlier, in February, the city selected 320 Dream Check Card recipients and has been supporting their job-seeking expenses.

An Incheon city official stated, "This additional recruitment is to support and encourage the challenges of unemployed and job-seeking youth struggling due to COVID-19. We have allocated additional budget to support 640 people this year, double the original target."

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