Gyeonggi Province is recruiting about 13,000 participants for the Youth Welfare Points program to support the welfare of young workers in the province.
On the 31st, Gyeonggi Province announced that from June 1 to 11, it will publicly recruit 13,000 first-round participants for the "Youth Welfare Points" program, which provides welfare points worth 1.2 million KRW annually to young workers aged 19 to 39 residing in the province, who work at least 36 hours per week at small and medium-sized enterprises, small business owners, or non-profit organizations within the province, and earn a monthly salary of 3.34 million KRW or less.
Selected participants will receive welfare points worth a total of 1.2 million KRW, distributed as 300,000 KRW per quarter. The selected participants can use these welfare points at the dedicated online shopping platform "Gyeonggi Youth Mall" to purchase products in various categories such as cultural activities, self-development, and health management. However, participants must verify their eligibility every three months, including residence, company size, and working hours.
Applications can be submitted through the Youth Worker Support Project website (http://youth.jobaba.net).
Gyeonggi Province will select participants based on the lowest monthly salary first, and if salaries are the same, then by length of employment and duration of residence in Gyeonggi Province. The selected participants will be announced on July 10.
The Youth Welfare Points program also allows participants of other asset-building support programs such as the Tomorrow Filling Deduction, Youth Worker Tomorrow Filling Deduction, and Youth Tomorrow Filling Deduction programs to apply. However, participants cannot overlap between this program and other Gyeonggi Province projects such as the "Small and Medium Enterprise Youth Worker Support Project" and the "Youth Worker Account" project during the participation period. Additionally, workers employed by public enterprises or public institutions are restricted from receiving support.
Gyeonggi Province is applying public MyData services to simplify the submission of documents and improve convenience during the application process. By consenting to the use of public MyData, applicants can apply for the Youth Welfare Points program without submitting a resident registration abstract, four major social insurance subscription details, or health insurance payment confirmation.
Starting this year, the eligible age range has been expanded from 34 to 39 years old.
Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province plans to recruit a total of 36,000 participants this year: 13,000 in the first round in June, 13,000 in the second round in August, and 10,000 in the third round in October.
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