Damyang-gun to Provide 2 Million Won 'First Meeting Voucher' Support for Newborns Starting Next Year

Expectations for Overcoming Low Birthrate and Reducing Early Childhood Care Costs Burden

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang-gun, Jeonnam announced on the 31st that it will implement the 'First Meeting Use Voucher' support project, which provides 2 million won to newborn children starting next year.

The First Meeting Use Voucher is a project implemented with the purpose of integrating and adjusting different childbirth support funds by region and reducing population inflow and outflow caused by differences in childbirth support funds.

In addition, the ‘Damyang-gun Childbirth Encouragement Fund’ individually provided by Damyang-gun will continue to be paid, and 1.3 million won for the first child, 2.2 million won for the second child, 10 million won for the third child, and 15 million won for the fourth child can be supported differentially from one year after birth.

The support target is children born after January 1 next year, and regardless of the child's birth order, 2 million won can be received as a National Happiness Card voucher (points), and children under the protection of social welfare facilities will be paid in cash through the Didim Seed Bank.

The points paid can be used in all industries except entertainment, hygiene, leisure, and gambling industries, and must be used within one year from the date of birth.

Applications can be made in person at the resident's eup/myeon office from January 3 next year or online through Bokjiro or Government24 from January 5, and payments will be made from April after preparation for the system implementation.

A county official said, “We will create a happy Damyang that is good for raising children by promoting various childbirth policies to overcome low birth rates, such as childbirth encouragement funds, childbirth congratulatory gifts, and nutritional supplements for pregnant women.”

Meanwhile, with the introduction of the First Meeting Use Voucher, the Jeonnam newborn childcare support fund (one-time, 500,000 won) that had been supported so far will be abolished.

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