Daejeon City Provides Childbirth Support Fund Up to 1 Million Won for Families of Disabled Men

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City will provide childbirth support funds (hereinafter referred to as support funds) to families of male persons with disabilities in the region. While the government provides support funds only to families of female persons with disabilities, the city plans to allocate its own budget to provide support funds to families of male persons with disabilities, who have been relatively neglected.

The city announced on the 13th that starting this month, it will provide support funds of up to 1 million KRW per fetus to families of male persons with disabilities married to non-disabled women.

Currently, the support funds provided to families with disabilities are only supported by the government when the woman is disabled. In the region, support funds for families of male persons with disabilities are limited to Jung-gu, Yuseong-gu, and Daedeok-gu.

Accordingly, the city decided to secure its own budget to provide support funds so that all families of male persons with disabilities residing in the region can benefit.

The implementation starts this month. However, this year, the support funds will be provided at 500,000 KRW or 1 million KRW per fetus depending on the degree of disability of the male person with a disability, similar to the support funds implemented by the existing autonomous districts, and from next year, 1 million KRW per fetus will be provided regardless of the degree of disability.

The support targets are male persons with disabilities who have been registered residents of Daejeon for more than six months and actually reside there, whose spouses have given birth or whose fetuses have been miscarried or stillborn after more than four months of pregnancy.

Applications can be made by visiting the administrative welfare center with jurisdiction over the resident registration within one year from the date of birth (miscarriage or stillbirth).

Other detailed information regarding the payment of support funds can be obtained through the city's Disability Welfare Division.

Kim Ki-ho, head of the city's Disability Welfare Division, said, “We decided to expand support funds to reduce the economic burden on families with disabilities and to create a childbirth-friendly culture,” adding, “We hope the support funds will be of practical help to families with disabilities in the region.”

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