Jungnang-gu Provides 300,000 KRW Seoul-Style Childcare Allowance for Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren

Support for Caregivers of 24-36 Month Infants and Families Below 150% Median Income Experiencing Care Gaps... 300,000 KRW Care Cost or Private Childcare Service Voucher for Relatives Within 4th Degree

Starting September 1, families in Jungnang-gu who are effectively caring for grandchildren or nephews and nieces will be able to receive childcare cost support.

Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) will officially launch the ‘Seoul-type Childcare Support’ program from September.

The ‘Seoul-type Childcare Support’ is a project designed to assist families experiencing childcare gaps due to reasons such as dual-income or single-parent households, where parents find it difficult to directly care for their children. It provides support for childcare by relatives within the fourth degree of kinship?such as grandparents, uncles, aunts?or private childcare helpers for infants.

The eligible recipients are households residing in Jungnang-gu with a median income of 150% or less as of October this year, raising children aged between 24 and 36 months who have childcare gaps. The scope of childcare helpers includes relatives aged 19 or older within the fourth degree of kinship based on the child receiving care, and they can be active as childcare helpers even if they live in other cities or provinces. However, the childcare cost support is only provided to Jungnang-gu residents.

First, families where grandparents or other relatives care for grandchildren for more than 40 hours per month will receive 300,000 KRW per month as childcare cost support. If support from relatives is difficult or if families prefer private childcare services, they can use vouchers worth 300,000 KRW per month to access service providers designated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Detailed information about the ‘Seoul-type Childcare Support’ can be found on the comprehensive childbirth and childcare portal ‘Monttang Information Universal Key’ opening in September, where applications can also be submitted. The application period is from the 1st to the 15th of each month, and parents or guardians can apply.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, “The Seoul-type Childcare Support is more meaningful in recognizing the value of family care involving grandparents and others rather than just providing simple financial aid. We will continue to do our best to promote various policies to make Jungnang a great place to raise children and provide generous support.”

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