Jungnang-gu Supports Parents with Up to 2.4 Million Won for Parental Leave

Jungnang-gu Supports ‘Seoul-style Parental Leave Incentive’

Applications Open from September 1... Up to 1.2 Million KRW per Parent... For Moms and Dads on Parental Leave

Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) will provide the ‘Seoul-style Parental Leave Incentive’ to parents on parental leave to care for their children starting this September.

The ‘Seoul-style Parental Leave Incentive’ is a newly introduced support measure aimed at parents who hesitate to take parental leave due to practical reasons such as income reduction during the leave.

This program is expected to encourage active use of parental leave by both parents and ultimately help overcome the low birthrate crisis.

The incentive offers up to 1.2 million KRW per parent. If both parents take parental leave separately, a household can receive up to 2.4 million KRW. It is designed so that both mom and dad can receive the parental leave incentive.

Eligible applicants are those who ▲ have been registered residents of Seoul for at least one year as of the application date, ▲ are employed workers enrolled in employment insurance and receiving parental leave benefits continuously for six months or more, and whose household income is at or below 150% of the median income. ▲ Note that the parental leave start date must be from January 1, 2023, onward.

Parents who use parental leave for six months or more will receive 600,000 KRW, and an additional 600,000 KRW will be paid for extending parental leave beyond six months.

Applications can be submitted starting September 1 via the Seoul All-in-One Childcare Portal ‘Monttang Information All-in-One Key’ website, which will also open on September 1.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, “This project is promoted to encourage workers to take parental leave and to ease their financial burden even a little,” adding, “We will always provide strong support with the mindset of raising children together to make Jungnang-gu a great place to raise kids.”

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