Gyeonggi Province to Launch "Home Care Support Service" for Dual-Income and Large Families in Nine Cities and Counties Starting in July

Starting on June 27 in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province will launch the "Gyeonggi Home Care Support Service" project in nine cities and counties.

This project, newly introduced this year, aims to reduce the household burden for pregnant women, dual-income families, and families with multiple children whose income is at or below 150% of the median income in the province. It is designed to support work-life balance and create a birth- and child-rearing-friendly environment.

This year, Gyeonggi Province will provide free home visit housekeeping services to approximately 720 households in nine cities and counties: Suwon, Bucheon, Ansan, Siheung, Uijeongbu, Gwangmyeong, Dongducheon, Gapyeong, and Yeoncheon.

Under the Gyeonggi Home Care Support Service project, housekeeping professionals from service providers will visit homes directly to assist with basic household chores, including cleaning living rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms, washing dishes, doing laundry, and taking out the trash. Cooking, child care, pet care, and move-in cleaning are not included in the support items. Eligible households can receive a total of either 10 or 15 sessions, with each session lasting four hours. The number and timing of sessions will be adjusted according to the local conditions of each city and county.

Gyeonggi-do Home Care Support Service Guide Poster

Applications for the service will be accepted by each city and county from late June to early July. Households wishing to participate can apply via the respective local government websites. Households selected through an eligibility verification process will be able to use the service sequentially starting in July.

Gyeonggi Province expects that this project will help alleviate the burden of housekeeping for dual-income families and those struggling with household chores due to childbirth or child-rearing. As a practical, daily-life support service, it is also expected to play a positive role in policies addressing low birth rates.

Yoon Youngmi, Director of the Gyeonggi Provincial Department of Women and Family, stated, "Housework, when combined with child-rearing, is a factor that significantly increases both psychological and physical burdens. We hope this project will greatly help improve the focus on child-rearing and the quality of family life. Moving forward, we will continue to promote a variety of projects and policies to support work-life balance for mothers and fathers."

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