Gyeonggi-do Provides Menstrual Products for Female Adolescents Including Foreign Youth

Gyeonggi-do Women's Menstrual Product Support Expansion Information Poster

Gyeonggi Province is expanding the support target of the ‘Universal Support Project for Menstrual Products for Female Adolescents’ to include foreign adolescents in the province starting this year.

The universal support for menstrual products for female adolescents is a project that provides 13,000 KRW per month per person for purchasing menstrual products to guarantee the health rights of female adolescents aged 11 to 18.

Previously, support was only provided to female adolescents registered as residents in the province. However, following the revision of the ‘Ordinance on Support for Menstrual Products for Female Adolescents in Gyeonggi Province’ in October last year, the target has been expanded from this year to include registered foreign residents and foreign-national compatriot adolescents who have reported domestic residence in the province.

Accordingly, 223,846 female adolescents born between 2006 and 2013 living in 21 cities and counties including Ansan will receive support. Among them, foreign adolescents are estimated to number 4,500.

However, to receive the support funds, one must register for local currency. The support funds are provided in the local currency of the area based on the female adolescent’s resident registration address and can be used until December 31 of this year. The provided local currency can only be used to purchase menstrual products and can be used at convenience stores (CU, GS25, 7-Eleven, Emart24) in the city or county of the registered address.

Applications for support are conducted in two periods: the first half and the second half of the year. Applications for the first half of this year will be accepted after March through Gyeonggi Minwon 24 (https://gg24.gg.go.kr/) and the Eup/Myeon/Dong administrative welfare centers.

Lee Mungyo, Director of Youth Affairs at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Expanding universal support for menstrual products to foreign adolescents is the result of efforts to broaden the beneficiary scope," and added, "We will continue to work hard to ensure more adolescents can receive support."

Meanwhile, last year, 174,024 people in 22 cities and counties received support for purchasing menstrual products.

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