Seongdong-gu Provides 250,000 KRW Support for Childcare Leave Expenses for Single-Parent Working Employees

Seongdong-gu Supports Low-Income Single-Parent Workers with Up to 250,000 KRW for Childcare Leave Expenses

Provides 50,000 KRW per day for childcare leave for children under 18 years old, up to 5 days, targeting low-income single-parent workers

Support applies retroactively from this month for unpaid family care leave used... applies to eligible recipients in the first half of the year

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Wono) announced that starting this month, it will provide childcare leave expenses of 50,000 KRW per day, up to 250,000 KRW annually, to low-income single-parent families.

Low-income single-parent workers residing in Seongdong-gu who take unpaid family care leave to attend their children’s entrance ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, consultations, or accompany them to hospitals for children under 18 years old can receive this support.

Low-income single parents refer to those whose income is at or below 60% of the median income according to the welfare benefit income criteria under the Single-Parent Family Support Act. The district plans to also support those who used unpaid family care leave in the first half of this year.

Single-parent families are relatively more likely to face dual hardships due to isolated child-rearing and financial difficulties. Taking sole responsibility for raising children has made childcare a major challenge for employment activities.

In particular, during the COVID-19 period, they faced unstable working conditions while social care services such as daycare centers were closed, increasing the burden of child-rearing. In response, the district initiated this childcare leave expense support program to alleviate the economic burden on single-parent workers. Those wishing to apply can do so through the Seongdong-gu Office website or their local community service center.

Jeong Wono, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, “In an era of low birth rates and aging population, we have established this system to actively respond to the demand for care and enable single-parent families to use family care leave without economic burden. We will continue to listen to voices from the field in response to social environmental changes and strive to build a thorough and safe care system.”

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