Check Benefits for My Living Area at Bojogeum24 All at Once... Service Launched

Expansion of 'BojoGeum24' Phase 2 Services, Extending from Central Ministries to Local Governments

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] From now on, you can check and receive guidance on the benefits and subsidy services provided in your residential area all at once through ‘Bojo-geum24’.

On the 16th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it will hold the opening ceremony for the second phase of the ‘Bojo-geum24’ service under the theme “Wider Nationwide, Easier with Family Verification” at the Purme Disability Welfare Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Through the newly launched second phase service, you will be able to check not only the benefits provided by central government ministries but also 6,774 benefits offered by local governments in the area registered on your resident registration. In the first phase of ‘Bojo-geum24,’ among 1,072 services provided by central ministries, users could receive guidance on 362 subsidy services tailored to themselves, such as childcare allowances and youth preferential subscription savings accounts. In the second phase, users will be able to receive customized guidance on 3,277 benefits out of 6,774 services provided by local governments nationwide.

Additionally, ‘Bojo-geum24’ has been improved so that, with consent, users can check the benefits of family members within the same household, whereas previously only benefits for children under 14 years old could be confirmed.

Furthermore, a ‘Visiting Bojo-geum24’ service will be provided for residents with mobility difficulties and families in crisis. The ‘Visiting Bojo-geum24’ service allows public officials to access Bojo-geum24 with the resident via a mobile device to check and apply for subsidy benefits available to the resident.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to continuously manage and strengthen promotion so that citizens can easily and conveniently check various benefits, taking the launch of the second phase of ‘Bojo-geum24’ as an opportunity. In the third phase project next year, services from public institutions and education offices will be added, and a service that notifies users in advance before individual subsidy application periods will also be introduced.

Meanwhile, at this opening ceremony, an award ceremony was held for 12 outstanding local governments that greatly contributed to the improvement of the Bojo-geum24 service through the second phase pilot project. Among metropolitan local governments, Chungcheongnam-do was selected as the best institution, and among basic local governments, Cheongyang-gun Office in Chungcheongnam-do was selected as the best institution.

Minister Jeon Hae-cheol said, “Subsidy services provided by the state are rights that citizens rightfully deserve, and with Bojo-geum24 expanding to local governments nationwide, citizens can now use more services more conveniently,” adding, “The government will continue to discover and implement administrative services that come closer to the people.”

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