Daejeon City to 'Continue Promoting' Basic Childcare Allowance in the 8th Elected Term

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City has recently dismissed the possibility of abolishing the ‘Daejeon-type Childcare Basic Allowance’ policy. The city plans to continue promoting the childcare basic allowance policy in line with its birth policy direction during the 8th local government term.

On the 16th, the city announced its intention to continue the Daejeon-type Childcare Basic Allowance support project.

The project provides a monthly childcare allowance of 300,000 KRW up to 36 months of age for children (from 0 to 2 years old), regardless of income level or birth order, when the father or mother raising the child has been registered as a resident in Daejeon and has lived there for more than six months.

As of the first half of this year, an average of 22,255 infants and toddlers received the childcare allowance monthly, with the city supporting families with young children with a total of 41 billion KRW.

This project is evaluated as a positive and successful initiative by citizens, with 97% of respondents in a satisfaction survey conducted in March among infant and toddler guardians stating that it was ‘economically helpful.’

Lee Jang-woo, Mayor of Daejeon, said, “We plan to continuously discover and promote childbirth and childcare support projects to create a Daejeon that is good for having and raising children,” adding, “We will do our best to make Daejeon a city friendly to birth and childcare.”

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