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Household Child Raising Allowance Support

This policy reduces the parental burden on child raising at home and guarantees the rights to choose child care services.
Who is eligible?
  • Targets
    • This policy is applicable if you raise an infant (aged under 84 months at most) without assistance in childcare costs, tuition fees and all-day childcare services irrelevant of income levels.
      • This policy is applicable for a child with the nationality in Republic of Korea who has been issued a Resident Registration Number according to the Residents Registration Law.
        ※ A child of Korean national abroad may be applicable only after completing the Resident Registration for a Korean national abroad for the purpose of living in Korea for 30 days or longer.
      • You need to apply for change of service based on the child care circumstances (home care ↔ day care center ↔ kindergarten).
      • Allowances are given from the month of application date until December of the year when the child turns 6 (aged under 84 months at most).
What benefits are offered?
  • Benefits
    • Benefits are graded based on the infant’s age (in months) who is under 5 (from application date to 84 months).
      • Below 12 months: KRW 200,000
      • 12 – 24 months: KRW 150,000
      • 24 – 84 months at most: KRW 100,000
      • Allowances are given from the month of application date until December of the year when the child turns 6.
    • For a handicapped child under 5 (from application date to 84 months), allowances are graded as per below.
      • Below 36 months: KRW 200,000
      • 36 – 84 months: KRW 100,000
      • Allowances are given from the month of application date until December of the year when the child turns 6.
    • For a child living in a farming and fishing village, allowances are graded according to age group as per below.
      • Below 12 months: KRW 200,000
      • 12 – 24 months: KRW 177,000
      • 24 – 36 months: KRW 156,000
      • 36 – 48 months: KRW 129,000
      • 48 – 84 months at most: KRW 100,000
      • Allowances are given from the month of application date until December of the year when the child turns 6.
    • In case the child resides overseas for 90 days or longer, the assistance shall be suspended according to the Infant Care Act.
How can I apply?
  • Application
    • You can apply by visiting eup, myeon or dong community center in your area of residence according to the child’s resident’s registration or online at Bokjiro.(online.bokjiro.go.kr)
  • Procedures
    • You can apply in the following procedures.
    • 1 Initial Consultation and
      Service Application

      Consult and apply for service at eup, myeon or dong community center.

    • 2 Comprehensive Investigation of
      Subject and Application

      Si, gun or gu office investigates and selects the subject.

    • 3 Provide Service

      Household child raising allowances are given.

More questions?

The above mentioned welfare services are as of 2018. (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Infant Care Project Planning Department)

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