Goseong-gun to Provide Differentiated 'Parent Allowance' Support by Child Age Starting January Next Year

Goseong County Office, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, will reform the existing ‘Infant Allowance’ into ‘Parent Allowance’ starting next year, providing differentiated support based on the child’s age to parents raising children aged 0 and 1.

The county plans to expand and reform the existing ‘Infant Allowance,’ which provided 300,000 KRW per month to parents who gave birth in January 2022 and raised their children at home without using daycare centers or child care services, into ‘Parent Allowance’ by increasing both the target group and the amount starting next year.

The reformed ‘Parent Allowance’ broadens the eligibility from the ‘Infant Allowance,’ which was only given to parents not using daycare centers or child care services, to all parents raising children.

The support amount will also increase from 300,000 KRW per month to 700,000 KRW per month for parents raising children aged 0 (0?11 months) and 350,000 KRW per month for parents raising children aged 1 (12?23 months).

The county expects that this reform of the ‘Parent Allowance’ will practice universal welfare and reduce the burden on all parents raising children aged 0 to 1.

However, since it does not overlap with daycare fees, the daycare fee support amount will be deducted from the ‘Parent Allowance’ payment.

Even after deducting daycare fees, parents raising 0-year-old children at home will receive up to 700,000 KRW, and parents using daycare centers or child care services will receive 200,000 KRW after the deduction, thus expanding the scope of benefits.

Parents of 1-year-old children (12?23 months) receiving daycare fees will not receive additional payments because the daycare fee support amount is greater than the ‘Parent Allowance’ support amount.

Applications for the ‘Parent Allowance’ can be made at the local eup/myeon office simultaneously with the birth registration and integrated pregnancy/childbirth processing application, or through the Bokjiro or Government24 websites.

County Governor Lee Sang-geun said, “In keeping with the reputation of Goseong-gun as a child-friendly city, we will do our best so that parents raising children can give only love to their children without any burden.”

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