Gyeonggi-do to Recruit 13,000 Participants for Annual 1.2 Million Won 'Youth Welfare Points' Program

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province is publicly recruiting 13,000 participants for the second round of the ‘Youth Welfare Points’ program from August 1 to 12 to improve welfare benefits and resolve job mismatches for young workers in the province.

Youth Welfare Points is a program that provides welfare points worth 1.2 million KRW annually to young workers aged 19 to 39 residing in the province, who are employed at small and medium-sized enterprises, small business owners, or non-profit organizations working at least 36 hours per week with a monthly salary of 3.34 million KRW or less. Those fulfilling military service obligations have their application age extended by the duration of their service (up to 3 years).

This year, a total of 36,000 young workers will be eligible for the Youth Welfare Points program. The first round recruited 13,000 participants in June, and an additional 13,000 will be recruited in this second round. A third round will recruit 10,000 participants in October.

Selected participants will receive welfare points worth 300,000 KRW quarterly, totaling 1.2 million KRW annually. They can use these points in ‘Gyeonggi Youth Mall,’ an exclusive online shopping space for Youth Welfare Points, to purchase products in various fields such as cultural activities, self-development, and health management. However, selected participants must verify their eligibility every three months, including residence, business size, and working hours.

Applications can be submitted online through the Youth Worker Support Project website (http://youth.jobaba.net).

Gyeonggi Province will select participants based on criteria such as monthly salary (lower salaries prioritized), length of employment, and duration of residence in Gyeonggi Province, and will announce the selected participants on September 9.

The Youth Welfare Points program allows participants who are also enrolled in other asset-building support programs such as Naeil Chaeum Deduction, Youth Employee Naeil Chaeum Deduction, and Youth Naeil Chaeum Deduction to apply. However, participants cannot simultaneously enroll in both the province’s ‘Small and Medium Enterprise Youth Worker Support Project’ and the ‘Youth Worker Account’ project. Additionally, workers employed by public enterprises or public institutions are restricted from receiving support.

Gyeonggi Province has applied public MyData services to simplify document submission 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 documents such as resident registration abstracts, four major social insurance enrollment certificates, or health insurance payment confirmation.

Lee In-yong, Director of the Youth Opportunity Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, “Youth Welfare Points are designed to improve welfare benefits for young workers employed at small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners in the province.” He added, “Please also take an interest in many other youth support programs operated by the province, such as self-development support and activity space support.”