97% of Daejeon Basic Childcare Allowance Recipients Say "Economic Help"

The majority of recipients of the Daejeon-type Basic Childcare Allowance responded positively to the policy's effects.

On the 18th, Daejeon City announced the results of a satisfaction survey regarding the ‘Daejeon-type Basic Childcare Allowance’ policy. The Daejeon-type Basic Childcare Allowance, which has been implemented since January last year, primarily provides 300,000 KRW per month to families with infants aged 0 to 2 years.

The survey was conducted from the 24th to the 28th of last month, targeting 1,064 legal guardians of infants receiving the Daejeon-type Basic Childcare Allowance.

The survey items included six categories: ▲policy satisfaction ▲awareness channels of the childcare allowance payment ▲existence of local government policy projects ▲usage destinations ▲difficulties in raising children ▲preferences for childbirth promotion policies.

In the survey, 97.3% of respondents answered that the Daejeon-type Basic Childcare Allowance was ‘economically helpful’ for childbirth and childcare. Among them, 74.2% responded that it was ‘very helpful.’ Conversely, 2.7% who answered ‘not helpful’ expressed disappointment over the insufficient amount of support.

Most respondents (86.0%) were aware that this policy is supported through Daejeon City’s budget separately from government support.

The allowance was mainly used for food expenses (35.4%), childcare products (34.8%), medical expenses (15.0%), and education expenses (13.3%).

Respondents participating in the survey cited ‘economic burden (40.8%)’ and ‘balancing work and childcare (33.9%)’ as the main causes of low birth rates, and preferred childbirth promotion policies were ‘cash support (39.4%)’ and ‘support for work-family balance (21.5%).’

Min Dong-hee, Director of Welfare at Daejeon City, said, “Daejeon City will utilize the survey results to foster a childbirth-friendly atmosphere in the region and strive to discover and promote projects that can provide practical help in raising children.”