Incheon to Partially Reduce Sewerage Fees for Two-Child Households Starting Next Year

Starting next year, households with two children under the age of 18 in Incheon will also receive partial reductions in sewage usage fees.

On the 12th, the Incheon City Council announced that the "Partial Amendment to the Incheon City Sewage Usage Ordinance," which expands the eligibility for sewage fee reductions from households with three or more children to those with two children, passed the 289th extraordinary session plenary meeting on the 8th.

The amendment, proposed by Assemblyman Seok Jeong-gyu (Minju Party, Gyeyang 3), aims to include two-child households in the sewage fee reduction program, considering the government's policy to expand support for multi-child families and the fairness of Incheon's own multi-child family support projects.

The benefits provided by Incheon City for multi-child families include ▲ support for out-of-pocket expenses for maternal and newborn health care services ▲ sewage fee reductions ▲ public parking fee reductions ▲ multi-child discount cards. Among these, except for the sewage fee reduction, the other benefits target households with "two or more children," whereas the sewage fee reduction applies only to households with "three or more children," causing confusion among the various support programs despite all being multi-child family assistance.

The amendment is scheduled to take effect in January next year, but the reduction rates will be differentiated: households with three or more children under 18 will maintain the current 20% fee reduction, while two-child households will receive a 10% discount.

Assemblyman Seok said, "In the serious low birthrate situation where even two-child families are rare, Incheon City should promote more support projects for the welfare benefits of multi-child families. Although the sewage fee reduction is not a significant financial benefit, we will continue to strive to increase welfare benefits for multi-child families."

Seok Jeong-gyu, Incheon City Council Member
[Photo by Incheon City Council]

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