Seoul City Expands 'Single-Parent Family Household Service' to 3 Times a Month... Ongoing Applications

For Single-Parent Families Below 120% Median Income... Cleaning and Laundry Services Provided 3 Times a Month, 4 Hours Each Session

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government will expand the ‘Household Service,’ which supports single-parent families who must manage work, childcare, and housework alone, from twice a month last year to three times a month this year, providing assistance with cleaning, laundry, and dishwashing.

On the 25th, the Seoul Single-Parent Family Support Center, which supports single-parent families residing in Seoul, announced that it will increase the monthly usage frequency this year and accept applications on an ongoing basis, reflecting users’ opinions.

The Household Service is provided to single-parent families residing in Seoul with an income at or below 120% of the median income this year (up to 4,780,740 KRW for a family of three), offering cleaning, laundry, and dishwashing services three times a month, four hours per session, at a cost of ‘less than 10,000 KRW’ per session. This year, the service fee is 8,000 KRW per session for single-parent families earning 80% or less of the median income, and 10,000 KRW per session for those earning up to 120% of the median income.

Eligibility conditions include: single-parent families where the parent is working or studying; families with children under 36 months old; families where the parent has difficulty with housework due to illness or disability; or families where a family member requires care due to illness or disability. Applications can be submitted through the Seoul Single-Parent Family Support Center website.

The Household Service is provided by selected organizations through a public contest: ▲ Home Story Life Substitute Housekeeper ▲ Korean Housework Laborers Association Ureonggaksi ▲ Space Together ▲ Dundeun People Reliable Housekeeper. For more detailed information about the support program, please refer to the announcements on the Seoul Single-Parent Family Support Center website or contact the Single-Parent Family Welfare Support Team.

Song Jun-seo, the Family Officer, stated, “Single-parent families often face difficulties balancing work and life, managing housework along with work and childcare,” adding, “By increasing the number of Household Service support sessions this year, we aim to reduce the physical and psychological burdens on single-parent families.”

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