Gyeonggi-do Provides Up to 1 Million Won in Transportation Expenses for Pregnant Women in Delivery-Disadvantaged Areas

Gyeonggi Province will provide up to 1 million KRW in transportation expenses to pregnant women in areas vulnerable to childbirth.

Gyeonggi Province announced that starting from April, it will provide up to 1 million KRW per person in transportation expenses to pregnant women in six regions?Yeoncheon, Gapyeong, Yangpyeong, Anseong, Pocheon, and Yeoju?to improve access to long-distance prenatal care and postnatal medical services, thereby enhancing the health of mothers and newborns and reducing economic burdens.

Eligibility requires that, as of the application date, the pregnant woman (including registered foreigners) has been registered as a resident in a childbirth-vulnerable area for more than six months and is either currently pregnant or has given birth as of January 1 of this year. Gyeonggi Province estimates about 2,400 eligible individuals. However, those who gave birth last year are excluded. For detailed consultation regarding eligibility, applicants can contact the public health center of their respective city or county.

Poster for Transportation Expense Support for Pregnant Women in Delivery-Vulnerable Areas of Gyeonggi-do

The transportation expenses amount to a maximum of 1 million KRW per person and cover public transportation fares, taxi fares, and fuel costs for private vehicles, which will be deducted as card points. The funds can be used up to six months after childbirth. Therefore, applicants must obtain a Shinhan Card National Happiness Card (credit or debit) issued in the name of the pregnant woman at the time of application.

Applications can be submitted online via Government24 (www.gov.kr) or by visiting the public health center of the respective city or county.

Yoo Young-cheol, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Health and Wellness Bureau, stated, "Gyeonggi Province has prepared policies to strengthen support from pregnancy through postnatal care to create a better pregnancy and childbirth environment this year," adding, "We will make further efforts to ensure that pregnant women in childbirth-vulnerable areas do not face difficulties in transportation."

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