Changnyeong-gun Raises Child Meal Support Unit Price to 8,000 Won

Child Meal Cards Replaced with Designs Identical to Regular Cash Cards

Changnyeong County Office, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] Changnyeong County will increase the child meal support unit price for children at risk of food insecurity from 7,000 KRW to 8,000 KRW per meal starting January next year.

In response to the recent rapid rise in prices, the county held the second half of 2022 Child Meal Committee meeting on December 26 and decided to raise the meal support unit price to the recommended 8,000 KRW for 2023.

The child meal card system allows children at risk of food insecurity to pay with a voucher card either at affiliated stores for meals or for purchasing food ingredients. Currently, there are 62 affiliated stores within the county.

To reduce the stigma for children using the service and improve convenience, the county plans to change the child meal support card from the existing magnetic card to an IC card and replace it with a design identical to that of a regular cash card.

A county official stated, “We will continue to actively support so that growing children can use the child meal card without stigma and have balanced meals through it.”

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