Gwangyang City Increases Childcare Support for Single-Parent Families

About 100 Livelihood Benefit Recipient Households
Approximately 70 Additional Supports for Young Single-Parent Families

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang City, Jeonnam announced on the 27th that it will expand the support targets for child-rearing expenses for single-parent families starting from May this year, following the revision of the 「Single-Parent Family Support Act」.

Child-rearing expenses of 100,000 KRW per child per month will be provided to livelihood benefit recipient households (below 30% of the median income) that were previously excluded from the child-rearing expense support, and young single parents aged 25 to 34 who are raising children will receive additional child-rearing expenses (100,000 KRW per month for children under 5 years old, and 50,000 KRW per month for children aged 6 to 17).

With this expansion of welfare benefit support targets, about 100 livelihood benefit recipient households (150 children) in the region will receive child-rearing expense benefits, and about 70 young single-parent families (90 children) will receive additional child-rearing expenses.

Currently, there are a total of 607 single-parent families in the region, and 450 households, including the additional 100 households added this time, receive child-rearing expenses.

Choi Suk-jwa, Director of the Women and Family Division, said, “The expansion of welfare benefits for single-parent families is expected to somewhat alleviate the child-rearing burden of livelihood benefit recipient households and young single parents who have not yet established economic and social independence,” and added, “We will continue to make efforts to create an environment where single-parent families can raise their children stably.”

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