Songpa-gu Cheers on Over 5,000 Youth with 'Seongnyeon Departure Support Fund'

Over 5,000 individuals born in 2004 and residing in Songpa-gu for more than one year expected to benefit

Online applications open from May 15, Coming of Age Day... 200,000 KRW Songpa Love Gift Certificates provided per person

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu: “We hope young people taking their first steps into society will spread their dreams and hopes and leap forward with greater strength”

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced on the 14th that to celebrate Coming of Age Day and support young people born in 2004 taking their first steps into society, it will provide the ‘Coming of Age Start-up Support Fund’ and send congratulatory cards for adulthood.

Songpa-gu has the largest population among Seoul’s autonomous districts with over 660,000 residents, of which the youth population ranks second in Seoul at 190,000.

As a ‘young city,’ the district supports various youth-tailored projects for the prosperous lives of future leaders, including ▲ Songpa Youth Network operation ▲ Youth Startup Challenge Project ▲ Youth Festival ‘Tikitaka’ and more.

The nation’s first ‘Coming of Age Start-up Support Fund’ is a representative youth project of Songpa-gu. Since 2021, over two years, the district has provided Songpa Love Gift Certificates worth 1.79 billion KRW to a total of 8,967 young people.

This year, on Coming of Age Day, all eligible recipients will receive a congratulatory card carrying the message “Twenty years old, one step further for a stronger leap,” and will be guided to apply for the support fund to add meaning to the assistance. The support scale has increased by about 10% to 5,400 people compared to last year.

The eligibility requirement is being born in 2004 and a resident of Songpa-gu reaching adulthood this year (including those whose birthdays have not yet occurred). However, applicants must have continuously registered their residence and lived in Songpa-gu for more than one year from before April 30, 2022, until the time of payment.

The application and reception period is from May 15, Coming of Age Day, until July 14. Applicants can sign up on the Songpa-gu Office website and apply online through the ‘Coming of Age Start-up Support Fund’ menu. No additional documents are required.

The district will verify eligibility, decide on final payment, and provide selected recipients with 200,000 KRW worth of Songpa Love Gift Certificates (mobile local currency) per person.

For inquiries, check the Songpa-gu Office website’s public notices and FAQ from April 26 or contact the Economic Promotion Division of Songpa-gu Office.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “We congratulate those turning twenty and taking their first steps into society. We will do everything possible to support our youth so they can unfold a better future with passionate energy and leap forward vigorously.”

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