Applications Open to Families with Children Born in or After 2024
43.2 Million Won Provided from Ages 1 to 18
Building a Systematic, Step-by-Step Framework from Birth to Childcare
Naju City is actively identifying households with newborns that were unable to apply after the eligibility criteria for the Basic Birth Income were relaxed. The photo shows Naju residents visiting the Bitgaram Kkumjaram Center. Provided by Naju City.
Naju City in South Jeolla Province is working to close gaps in birth support policies by actively identifying families with children born in or after 2024 who were previously unable to apply, following the easing of the address requirements for guardians under the birth basic income program.
Naju City announced on the 25th that, as the eligibility criteria for applying for the birth basic income have been partially eased starting this year, it is strengthening guidance and publicity for families that were unable to apply in the past because they did not meet the previous address requirements.
The birth basic income is a flagship birth support policy that provides a total of 43.2 million won, paid as 200,000 won per month, to children born in or after 2024 within South Jeolla Province, from age 1 until age 18.
Previously, applications were only possible if all guardians had their address registered in South Jeolla Province from the time the birth was registered, so there were quite a few families who could not receive benefits due to real-life circumstances such as dual-income households or work in other regions.
However, starting in 2026, the requirement has been relaxed so that an application can be made as long as at least one guardian has an address in South Jeolla Province at the time of birth registration.
However, the condition that, at the time of the actual payment application, the child and all guardians must have their address registered in South Jeolla Province will remain in place.
Accordingly, families of children born in 2024 where only one guardian had an address in South Jeolla Province at the time and were therefore unable to apply will also be included as eligible beneficiaries starting in 2026.
The city plans to continue proactive administration, including individual notifications, to widely publicize the system changes and ensure that eligible families do not miss out on the benefits.
Meanwhile, together with the birth basic income, Naju City is also providing the "Naju City Childbirth Encouragement Grant" of up to 10 million won to ease the initial childcare burden after childbirth.
The amount of support varies by birth order: 3 million won for the first child, 5 million won for the second child, and 10 million won for the third child and beyond.
After paying part of the childbirth encouragement grant in cash, the remaining balance is provided as mobile local currency under the name "Naju City Childbirth and Childcare Support Grant," together with the birth basic income. Through this, the city aims both to alleviate the actual childcare cost burden on families with newborns and to promote a virtuous cycle in the local economy by boosting local consumption.
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