Uiryeong-gun, Nationwide First to Provide 100,000 KRW Monthly per Child up to Age 18 for Third Child and Beyond

Uiryeong-gun Ranks First in Birth Rate, Practical Support Expected for Education Population from 2nd Grade to 12th Grade

Households with three or more children living in Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, will receive 100,000 KRW per month for children up to 18 years old starting this year.

The county will provide multi-child benefit support funds to the third child and beyond from ages 8 to 18 after school enrollment, making it the first implementation nationwide.

O Tae-wan, Uiryeong County Governor, Visits Uiryeong Family with 10 Siblings.
[Image provided by Uiryeong County]

Last year, the county announced the launch of the ‘Uiryeong-type Multi-child Family Sturdy Allowance Project.’

The Multi-child Family Sturdy Allowance is paid at 100,000 KRW per eligible child based on age for families with three or more children as per the family relation certificate, where the parents and children (aged 8 to 18) have continuously registered their residence in the county for over one year.

The initiative, the first of its kind nationwide, reflects the determination of County Governor Oh Tae-wan.

Governor Oh devised a plan to extend benefits such as the childcare allowance for the third child and beyond, and the child allowance, which were previously limited to children up to 8 years old, to cover the entire elementary, middle, and high school period up to 18 years old, providing direct financial support to households.

Uiryeong-gun expects about 400 people to benefit from this Uiryeong-type Multi-child Family Sturdy Allowance Project, hoping it will spark a ‘multi-child birth wave,’ maintain Gyeongnam’s top total fertility rate, and bring an influx of school-age population.

Meanwhile, Uiryeong-gun’s special preferential policies for multi-child families are already well known. The third-child birth incentive in Uiryeong-gun is 13 million KRW, ranking third highest in Gyeongnam as of December last year, following Hadong-gun and Sancheong-gun. Additionally, the ‘Third Child and Beyond Early Childhood Support Project,’ which provides 300,000 KRW monthly for pre-school children, is a unique multi-child policy exclusive to Uiryeong-gun.

On the 5th, County Governor Oh Tae-wan visited a family with 10 siblings in Uiryeong.
[Image provided by Uiryeong County]

On the 5th, Governor Oh visited the home of Park Seong-yong and Lee Gye-jeong, a family with ten siblings, recalling the difficulties he faced raising three children himself. He said, “If we wait for the government to provide benefits, the children will have all grown up. We created policies thinking one step ahead of the government,” adding, “In Uiryeong-gun, at least until high school graduation, the whole community will come together to support the children.”

He continued, “It is time to create a turnaround with bold policies that surpass previous ones from a long-term perspective,” and added, “We want to be recognized as a model case for population increase through the success of this groundbreaking policy.”

Meanwhile, Kim Seong-su, head of the NH Nonghyup Central Association Uiryeong-gun branch, and related staff accompanied the visit to support the couple by presenting gift certificates.

The county plans to implement the project starting February after the temporary session of the council.

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