From the New Year in Ulsan, Newborns Receive 300,000 Won Monthly 'Infant Allowance'

Ulsan City Invests a Total of 13.4 Billion KRW to Alleviate Childcare Burden

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Starting from the new year, households with infants aged 0 to 1 in Ulsan will receive 300,000 KRW monthly support.

Ulsan City announced on the 31st that it will invest a total budget of 13.4 billion KRW to provide 300,000 KRW per month to families raising infants born in 2022.

The infant allowance is a program implemented to increase the responsibility of the state and society for child-rearing and to reduce the initial childcare burden on families with newborns.

The existing childcare allowance (200,000 KRW for 0-year-olds, 150,000 KRW for 1-year-olds) will be integrated to provide a 300,000 KRW allowance for infants aged 0 to 1.

Support is provided regardless of income for home care. The plan is to gradually increase the allowance up to 500,000 KRW per month by 2025.

However, if full-day childcare services or daycare centers are used, support will be provided in the form of vouchers, and duplicate support is not allowed.

From January 2022, applications can be submitted online through the Bokjiro website and the Government24 portal, or in person at the administrative welfare centers in the applicant’s residential eup, myeon, or dong. Allowance payments will be retroactively provided from the month of birth if applied for within 60 days including the birth date.

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