Gyeonggi-do Provides Up to 750,000 KRW in 'Household Services' Support for Dual-Income Families

[Asia Economy (Uijeongbu) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is expanding the 'Worker Household Service Support Project' targeting dual-income families raising young children.

The Worker Household Service Support Project is a program in which private service providers selected by the province offer services such as house cleaning and laundry to dual-income families with children under 18 years old, and the province supports a certain usage fee per service session.

This year's support targets dual-income couples raising children under 18 who are employees of 53 companies certified by Gyeonggi Province as family-friendly workplaces and excellent companies for female employment.

This year's project budget is 120 million KRW, an increase of 30 million KRW from last year, allowing 132 people to use household services. Last year, 70 people received support.

Additionally, the support amount per service session has been raised from 35,000 KRW last year to 50,000 KRW, enabling users to receive up to 15 sessions annually, with a maximum support of 750,000 KRW.

The province has selected five household service providers and plans to start the project from this month. Those wishing to apply can contact the Women's Employment Support Division of the province.

Jung Gu-won, head of the province's Work-Family Support Division, said, "Through a demand survey of eligible workers in April, we have continuously considered ways to reduce the household and caregiving burdens on workers. We hope this project will greatly help workers maintain both a happy workplace and family life."

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