Gwanak-gu Offers Abundant Benefits for Childbirth and Parenting... 300,000 Won Provided to Families Raising Children Aged 2 to 4

Supporting Families with Baby Food Utensil Sets and More
Reducing Economic Burden and Creating a Child-Friendly Environment for Households with Newborns
Boosting the Local Economy Expected

Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) has prepared various support measures this year to reduce the economic burden on families raising infants and young children and to create a child-friendly environment.

First, following last year, the district will continue to provide the ‘Kkangchung Kkangchung Growth Childcare Support Fund’ for infants and young children residing in the area.

To complement the limitations of the parental allowance, which was only provided to children aged 0-1, the district introduced the Growth Childcare Support Fund nationwide for the first time in November last year as an additional support measure for households raising children aged 2-4. During the two months since November last year, 69.6% of eligible recipients received a total of 731 million KRW in support funds, gaining great popularity.

This year, the ‘Kkangchung Kkangchung Growth Childcare Support Fund’ targets households raising children aged 2-4 (born 2021-2023), and the guardian must have been registered as a resident and actually residing in Gwanak-gu for at least six months prior to the date the child becomes eligible.

Applicants must apply within six months of the child’s birthday; however, as an exception, for children aged 2-4 (born 2020-2022) with birthdays between January 1 and October 31 as of the project implementation date (November 1, 2024), the application period is extended until April 30, 2025, for those who have not yet applied.

Applications can be submitted online via the ‘Government24 (Bojo-geum24)’ website, and eligible recipients will receive 300,000 KRW worth of Gwanak Love Gift Certificates annually.

The gift certificates can be used at affiliated Seoul Love Gift Certificate merchants within the district, including ▲restaurants ▲marts ▲hospitals ▲pharmacies ▲cultural facilities, and more.

Additionally, following last year’s distribution of newborn clothing sets to families with newborns, the district will support 1,500 ‘baby food utensil sets’ to families with newborns this year.

Eligibility requires that the applicant be the father or mother of a newborn registered as a resident in Gwanak-gu, with the child registered in the same household on the resident registration. Applications must be submitted within 60 days of birth at the local community service center responsible for the resident registration area.

The district has published the 2025 first half edition of the ‘Pregnancy and Childbirth Guide at a Glance,’ which contains various childbirth encouragement support benefits from pregnancy to childbirth.

Since last year, the district has been producing this guide biannually to help expectant and parenting couples residing in the area access various benefits. The guide categorizes information by period, covering 42 support programs related to ▲preparing for pregnancy ▲pregnancy ▲childbirth ▲childcare.

The guidebook is available at frequently visited locations such as health centers and community service centers, and can also be accessed as an e-book on the Gwanak-gu website.

Mayor Park Jun-hee stated, “We have prepared various support measures that go beyond simple financial aid to provide practical help to families raising children. We will continue to do our best to create an environment where both children, the future leaders, and their parents can be happy.”

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