Boseong-gun Provides Up to 9.6 Million KRW in Childbirth Encouragement and Childcare Support Funds

Full Coverage of Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Maternal and Newborn Health Care Services in Postpartum Families

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Jeollanam-do Boseong-gun announced on the 5th that it has partially amended the "Ordinance on Encouragement of Childbirth and Childcare Support" to expand the scope of support for families with newborns.

Previously, to receive childcare support funds, at least one parent had to have resided in Boseong-gun for more than one year, but with the ordinance amendment, families with a registered address in Boseong-gun at the time of childbirth can now benefit.

Support is provided in installments over 24 months: 2.4 million KRW for the first child, 3.6 million KRW for the second child, 6 million KRW for the third child, 7.2 million KRW for the fourth child, and 9.6 million KRW from the fifth child onward.

Additionally, from this year, the full amount of the out-of-pocket service fees for maternal and newborn health care services will be covered by the county budget for eligible families.

Along with this, various policies to overcome the low birthrate phenomenon are being promoted, including ▲ support for childcare products and footprint frame production (worth approximately 200,000 KRW), ▲ nutrition plus projects for pregnant women and infants, ▲ support projects for infertile couples, and ▲ medical expense support for premature infants.

In particular, starting this year, as part of the low birthrate overcoming support project, families who give birth after January will receive a First Meeting Voucher Card worth 2 million KRW per newborn, which is expected to greatly assist childbirth households.

Applications for childbirth encouragement and childcare support funds, as well as the First Meeting Voucher Card, can be made at the local town or township office of residence, and inquiries about other support projects can be directed to the Boseong-gun Public Health Center.

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