Jeonbuk Province to Provide Child Support for Children of Unmarried Fathers Even Before Birth Registration

Jeonbuk Province Provides 200,000 KRW Monthly Childcare and Self-Reliance Support for Low-Income Single-Parent Families
Supports Childcare Costs Even Before Birth Registration if Unmarried Father Proves Biological Parentage... Addressing Blind Spots

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Unmarried fathers who have difficulty registering their child's birth can now receive single-parent family child-rearing expenses and health insurance support even before the birth registration is completed.

According to Jeollabuk-do on the 10th, under the Family Relations Registration Act, which is based on the mother's birth registration, it has been difficult for unmarried fathers (father) to register the birth of their children without the mother's cooperation. As a result, they have been excluded from various welfare benefits such as health insurance and single-parent family support, placing them in a welfare blind spot.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has decided to broadly recognize and support unmarried fathers as eligible for single-parent family support if they prove parentage through DNA testing or other means to resolve these difficulties.

In addition, unmarried fathers experiencing difficulties during the birth registration process can receive legal support and assistance with DNA testing costs.

Jeonbuk Province provides child-rearing expenses of 200,000 KRW per month per child under 18 years old for low-income single-parent families with income below 52% of the median income (350,000 KRW per month for adolescent single-parent households). It also provides additional child-rearing expenses of 50,000 KRW per month per child under 5 years old for grandparent-headed families or single-parent families where the parent is unmarried and over 25 years old. Along with this, support for self-reliance activities such as employment and vocational training is provided to help adolescent single parents establish independence.

Regarding this, Oh Taek-rim, Director of Welfare, Women, and Health at Jeollabuk-do, said, “With this system improvement, an environment has been created where unmarried fathers can raise their children stably even before birth registration.” He added, “Jeollabuk-do will actively support low-income single-parent families, including unmarried fathers, so that they are no longer marginalized in welfare blind spots.”

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