Sancheong-gun Revises Birth-Related Ordinance... Provides 2.9 Times Increased Childbirth Incentive Payment

Significant Expansion of Childbirth Incentive Support from New Year
Second Child 2 Million → 4.1 Million KRW, Third Child 10 Million → 12.5 Million KRW
Switch to Monthly Payments, Continued Maternal Health Management, etc.

Sancheong-gun Lunar New Year Holiday Traditional Play Experience at Irin Daycare Center (Photo by Sancheong-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 14th that it will expand the support for childbirth incentives starting from the new year by revising related ordinances to alleviate the economic burden of raising children.

Until now, the county has provided childbirth incentives in installments: 1 million KRW for the first child, 2 million KRW for the second child, and 10 million KRW for the third child or more, paid in 2, 3, and 8 installments respectively.

From the new year, the first child will receive 500,000 KRW at birth and 100,000 KRW monthly for 24 months, totaling 2.9 million KRW; the second child will receive 500,000 KRW at birth and 100,000 KRW monthly for 36 months, totaling 4.1 million KRW.

For the third child or more, the plan is to provide 500,000 KRW at birth and 200,000 KRW monthly for 60 months, totaling 12.5 million KRW.

Along with childbirth incentives, the county is implementing various support measures for pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare, including municipal projects for maternal and newborn health care support, congratulatory gifts for childbirth and pregnancy, and nutritional supplements for pregnant women.

A county official stated, “We will continue to expand economic support as well as social service support to reduce the burden of child-rearing.”

Meanwhile, through the revision of the ‘Ordinance on Population Policy,’ Sancheong-gun is also promoting population increase policies such as support of 100,000 to 300,000 KRW for incoming households, marriage incentives of 4 million KRW (paid in 4 installments), 300,000 KRW for workers moving into companies, 300,000 KRW for incoming students, 300,000 KRW for university students from multi-child families, and incentives for companies contributing to population growth.

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