Paju City Supports "100,000 KRW Elementary School Enrollment Congratulatory Fund"..."Celebrating the First Step"

Applications accepted until July 15... Payment made via Paju Pay the month after application
Mayor Kim Kyung-il: "We will create an educational city Paju where both parents and children are happy"

Paju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 4th that it will provide the ‘2025 Elementary School Enrollment Celebration Fund’ to reduce the economic burden on parents and celebrate the hopeful first steps of school life.

‘2025 Elementary School Enrollment Celebration Fund’ Support Notice. Provided by Paju City

The support targets are first-grade new students enrolled in elementary schools (including alternative education institutions’ elementary 1st-grade curriculum) who have their resident registration in Paju City as of March 1, 2025. Each eligible student will receive 100,000 KRW in local currency (Paju Pay) once. However, children who are homeschooled or not enrolled, foreign children, and those who have already received the enrollment celebration fund from other cities or counties are excluded.

The application period is until July 15, and the enrollment celebration fund will be paid the month following the application date. Applications should primarily be submitted online through the Paju City website, but if online application is difficult (such as proxy applications or not possessing local currency), in-person applications can be made at the administrative welfare center with jurisdiction over the resident registration address starting from April 16.

To apply online, applicants must sign up for the Gyeonggi Local Currency app and register Paju Pay in their name using their personal mobile phone.

Mayor Kim Kyung-il of Paju said, “We support the energetic start of children through the elementary school enrollment celebration fund,” and added, “We will continue to strive to create an educational city Paju where both parents and children are happy by realizing practical educational welfare.”

Meanwhile, since 2023, Paju City has been supporting the elementary school enrollment celebration fund as a city-led project. In 2023, 4.702 billion KRW was paid to 4,702 students, and in 2024, 4.291 billion KRW was paid to 4,291 students as enrollment celebration funds.

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