Low-Income Middle and High School Students in Daegu Receive Annual Support of 200,000 Won

26,000 People Below 80% of Median Income

Hong Jun-pyo “Providing Equal Educational Opportunities”

Daegu City will provide an annual support of 200,000 KRW to low-income middle and high school students.

On the 28th, Daegu City announced that to reduce educational disparities and ease the financial burden of education on parents, it will issue education support cards loaded with 200,000 KRW annually to middle and high school students from households with an income below 80% of the median income. These cards can be used to purchase books, learning-related materials, or to attend online lectures.

The "Support Project for Education of Children from Low-Income Families" is a campaign pledge of Mayor Hong Jun-pyo during his 8th term. In its first year of implementation, 5.4 billion KRW will be invested in the project.

According to a joint survey on private education expenses for elementary, middle, and high school students conducted last year by the Ministry of Education and Statistics Korea, the higher the average monthly income, the greater the expenditure on private education, with differences of more than five times depending on income levels. Accordingly, Daegu City is promoting the Support Project for Education of Children from Low-Income Families to alleviate the educational expenses burden on children from low-income households and reduce educational disparities based on income levels.

The support targets approximately 26,000 middle and high school students from households with an income below 80% of the median income (about 4.32 million KRW monthly income for a family of four), providing each student with an education support card loaded with 200,000 KRW annually.

The concentrated application period is from March 2 to March 31, and applications will be accepted until the end of June this year. Applications can be made by the student or the student's guardian by visiting the local eup/myeon/dong administrative welfare center or through the Daegu City Education Support Card website.

Daegu City Hall Dongin-dong Office Building.

A Daegu City official stated, “After receiving applications and conducting property investigations, selected recipients will be issued education support cards within two months. The amount must be fully used by the end of November, and any unused points will automatically expire after the usage period.”

The education support card can be used at registered local bookstores to purchase books and learning-related materials or to attend online lectures, but it cannot be used to purchase general comic books or magazines.

Information on registered merchants and remaining point balances can be checked on the Daegu City Education Support Card website. If the card is lent, transferred, sold to others, or used fraudulently such as prepaying and cashing out, full recovery measures will be taken.

Mayor Hong Jun-pyo of Daegu said, “I hope the Support Project for Education of Children from Low-Income Families will help improve the academic achievement of children from low-income households and provide equal educational opportunities, even if only a little. We will strive to help our students dream, hope, and prepare for the future.”

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