Gyeonggi-do Supports Menstrual Product Purchase Costs for 220,000 Adolescent Girls... Applications Open from the 11th

Gyeonggi Province will provide female adolescents with 13,000 KRW per month for purchasing menstrual products, and applications will be accepted starting from the 11th of this month.

On the 7th, Gyeonggi Province announced that, following the amendment of the ‘Ordinance on Support for Menstrual Products for Female Adolescents in Gyeonggi Province’ in October last year, it will carry out the ‘Universal Support Project for Menstrual Products for Female Adolescents’ from this year, extending support to registered foreign residents and domestic residence-reporting foreign nationals who are female adolescents in the province.

The support targets approximately 223,000 female adolescents born between 2006 and 2013 residing in 21 cities and counties within the province. Among them, about 4,500 are foreigners.

The universal support for menstrual products for female adolescents, first launched by Gyeonggi Province in 2021 as the first metropolitan local government nationwide, is a project to guarantee the health rights of female adolescents. It provides 13,000 KRW per person per month, up to a maximum of 156,000 KRW annually, in local currency usable within the respective city or county.

Gyeonggi-do Female Adolescents Menstrual Products Universal Support Project Information Poster

The issued 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 residence. The support funds must be used by December 31, 2024, and any unused funds will be automatically forfeited.

Online applications can be made through the Gyeonggi Civil Service 24 website (gg24.gg.go.kr). The first application period is from the 11th of this month to the 19th of next month.

Offline applications can be submitted at the administrative welfare centers in the applicant’s town, township, or neighborhood from the 11th of this month until November 15. The adolescent herself, a guardian, or the main caregiver can apply.

However, applicants who have already received support through the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family’s voucher program for menstrual products for female adolescents in households receiving basic livelihood security, legally designated low-income groups, or single-parent families cannot receive duplicate support.

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