Goheung-gun Expands Marriage Incentive to 4 Million Won Starting This Month

Ordinance Amended and Promulgated to Expand Support from 3 Million to 4 Million Won

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Song Gwi-geun) announced on the 23rd that it has expanded and reorganized the "Marriage Encouragement Fund" support amount from 3 million won to 4 million won to encourage marriage among young people and support their stable settlement.

Since 2019, the encouragement fund of 3 million won was paid in three installments of 1 million won over three years, but from this month, it will be increased to 4 million won, paid as 2 million won for the first installment and 1 million won each for the second and third installments over three years.

The support target is young couples under the age of 49 who registered their marriage after January 1 of this year, with at least one being a first marriage. The eligibility criteria require that as of the marriage registration date, the couple must have resided in Jeollanam-do for more than one year (at least six months in Goheung-gun) and both spouses must have their address registered in the county at the time of applying for the encouragement fund.

Applications can be made starting six months after the marriage registration date by submitting the application documents to the local town or township office of the registered address. After reviewing the eligibility, the encouragement fund will be provided. Inquiries can be made to the Population Policy Division, Birth Encouragement Team.

A county official stated, "So far, we have supported 267 newlywed couples. We hope to support the new start of young people, who are the hope of the region settling in Goheung, and help them settle stably even a little. Furthermore, we expect this to spread as a birth encouragement atmosphere to overcome low birth rates."

In particular, Goheung-gun spares no support for young people's stable future preparation and settlement by providing wedding photography expenses for young couples, loan interest for purchasing a home for young couples, the Young Stepping Stone Account project, and 50% loan interest support (up to 5.4 million won) for newlyweds and multi-child families purchasing houses. Various projects, including operating the Goheung Love Solomon Volunteer Group, are being promoted to create a marriage encouragement atmosphere.

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