Support for Children's Special Care and Distance Learning

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:18 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

Support for children's special care and distance learning (아동 특별돌봄 비대면 학습지원) was introduced to financially support families with young children

History

Country

South Korea

Policy Area

Additional income support for families with children

Measure

Cash transfer

Eligibility

Parents who were in receipt of universal child benefits as of September 2020 (i.e. all parents who had children aged below 7) or had children in primary and middle school

Type

Cash (social assistance)

Start / Announced Date

24/09/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

For pre-school and primary school children: A one-off payment of ₩200,000 per child For middle school children: A one-off payment of ₩150,000 per child

Total Cost

₩590 billion

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Ministry of Health and Welfare (2020) We will alleviate care burdens through support for children's special care and distance learning (아동 특별돌봄, 비대면 학습 지원으로 양육 부담을 덜어 드립니다). Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230107020030/http://www.mohw.go.kr/react/al/sal0301vw.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=04&MENU_ID=0403&CONT_SEQ=360030&page=1