Incheon Seo-gu Expands Paternity Leave Incentive Payment to 7 Months

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Seo-gu, Incheon will expand the payment period for the 'Dad Parental Leave Incentive' from the current maximum of 3 months to 7 months starting next year. This is the highest level among the 10 districts and counties in Incheon.

The district announced on the 21st that it revised the Dad Parental Leave Incentive Ordinance earlier this month and will provide support of 500,000 KRW per month for up to 7 months starting January next year.

This is to encourage male workers to take parental leave and to reduce the economic burden on families raising children.

Last year, the number of male parental leave takers in Korea was 29,041, an increase of 5.9% from 27,423 in 2020, and the average parental leave period increased by 0.8 months from 7.7 months in 2020 to 8.5 months.

In line with this trend, Seo-gu, which is considered a relatively young city, is also seeing an increase in the number of male parental leave takers. The number of applicants for the Dad Parental Leave Incentive in Seo-gu increased from 248 last year to 283 as of last month this year.

A Seo-gu official said, "We proactively expanded the support period to increase dads' participation in childcare," adding, "We will strive to make it a city good for raising children."

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