Gyeonggi-do Provides Up to 60,000 KRW in Transportation Support for Youth Aged 13 to 23

[Asia Economy (Uijeongbu) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will start accepting applications for the Youth Transportation Expense Support Project from the 1st of next month.

The Youth Transportation Expense Support Project was first introduced during the 7th local government administration to alleviate the transportation cost burden on economically vulnerable youths aged 13 to 23 in the province, following the bus fare increase in the second half of last year.

From January to June this year, 30% of the transportation expenses actually used by youths aged 13 to 18 and 15% for those aged 19 to 23 will be refunded in local currency, up to a maximum of 60,000 KRW.

Applications can be made from the 1st to the 31st of next month by visiting the Gyeonggi Province Youth Transportation Expense Support Portal website (www.gbuspb.kr). To ensure smooth processing, youths themselves can apply starting from the 1st, while parents or household heads can apply from the 15th.

In particular, a day-of-week system based on the last digit of the birth year, similar to the public mask 5-day rotation system, will be applied: Mondays for those ending in 1 or 6, Tuesdays for 2 or 7, Wednesdays for 3 or 8, Thursdays for 4 or 9, and Fridays for 5 or 0. Applications can be made on Saturdays and Sundays regardless of the birth year. For example, a person born in 2007, whose last digit is '7', must apply on a Tuesday.

To apply for the support fund, applicants must register a digital certificate and sign up on the support portal website, then register their transportation card number and local currency number.

Among these, only one prepaid transportation card (such as T-money, Cashbee, etc.) actually used by the youth or one postpaid transportation card in their name can be registered. Postpaid transportation cards in the name of parents or others cannot be used for application.

The local currency number must also be in the applicant's name. Youths aged 13 who have not been issued local currency or those who cannot obtain local currency due to lack of a mobile phone in their name can apply using the local currency number of their parent or household head.

Eligible transportation includes city buses (standard, wide-area, M-bus, Gyeonggi Circulation) and village buses within the province. Usage of Seoul and Incheon buses and subways (metro) within 30 minutes before or after transferring to Gyeonggi city or village buses is also eligible for support.

The province is sending mobile home letters containing application methods through related organizations such as the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education to ensure more youths benefit, and is conducting promotional activities using G-Bus TV, provincial and city/county websites, blogs, SNS, and major road bulletin boards within the province.

Park Tae-hwan, Director of the Transportation Bureau of the province, stated, "This project will not only alleviate the transportation cost burden for youths but also contribute to revitalizing the local economy through local currency refunds. We will do our best to ensure that transportation expenses are paid to all youths in the province without any issues."

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