Jeongeup-si to Expand 'Child Allowance' Payments Starting This Year

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City, Jeonbuk Province, announced on the 7th that it will expand the payment of child allowances starting this year.

The city stated that to promote children's rights and welfare and to reduce the economic burden of child-rearing, the support target for child allowances will be expanded from children under 7 years old to those under 8 years old.

Last year, about 3,519 children under 7 years old received child allowances. Expanding the eligibility to children under 8 years old will allow about 700 additional children in the region to receive child allowances.

As of January this year, children under 8 years old (born after February 1, 2014) will receive child allowances until the month before their 8th birthday month.

However, due to system restructuring and preparation for implementation, the revised child allowance law will be fully enforced starting April 1.

For children who stopped receiving child allowances after turning 7 or will stop (born between February 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015), the child allowance payment in April will be retroactively paid for the period from January to March 2022.

If the child allowance was previously received, no separate application is necessary. New applicants can apply at the Eup, Myeon, Dong administrative welfare centers, or through Bokjiro and Government24.

A city official said, "We expect that expanding the age eligibility for child allowances will reduce the economic burden of child-rearing and create a healthy growth environment," adding, "We will continue to strive to make Jeongeup a city good for raising children."

Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil gjg7070@asiae.co.kr

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