Gangdong-gu, First Local Government Nationwide to Provide Temporary Childcare Support for Single-Parent Families

Single-parent families not receiving child support to receive up to 200,000 KRW per month for up to 9 months... Applications accepted from December 1 at local community centers

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) is the first local government in the country to provide temporary child support to single-parent families struggling to raise minor children due to child support issues.

According to the 'Single-Parent Family Survey' report conducted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2018, 78.8% of single-parent families do not receive child support from the child support debtor, and the average monthly income of single-parent families is about 2.2 million KRW, which is half the average of all households.

Accordingly, the district enacted the 'Seoul Gangdong-gu Temporary Child Support Ordinance' last October to establish a legal basis for creating a safe child-rearing environment for single-parent families.

The temporary child support project will be implemented from December 1, providing 200,000 KRW per child for nine months to child support creditors who are struggling because they have not received child support from the debtor.

The support targets are single-parent families who have lived in Gangdong-gu for more than one year as of the application date, raising minor children, and whose household income is 75% or less of the median income.

Additionally, applicants must submit one of the following documents according to the Family Litigation Act as child support creditors who have not received child support: ▲Direct Child Support Payment Order ▲Security Provision Order ▲Lump Sum Payment Order ▲Enforcement Order. However, households receiving livelihood benefits under the National Basic Livelihood Security Act, emergency support under the Emergency Welfare Support Act, child-rearing expenses under the Single-Parent Family Support Act, or temporary emergency child support from the government are excluded from eligibility.

Applications can be made by visiting the local community service center in the resident's district from December 1. For more details, contact the Women and Family Division of Gangdong-gu Office.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, stated, "I hope that temporary child support will provide some help to single-parent families who are struggling with child-rearing and daily life."

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