Special Policies for Foreign Residents (Geumcheon4U)

Childbirth and Upkeep Support

Childbirth Support

Maternity grants (KRW 500,000 for a second child, KRW 700,000 for a third child, and KRW one million for a fourth child) and maternity supplies for parents who give birth to two or more children at the time in which one year passes after the date they moved into Geumcheon-gu

Child Endowment Support

Eligible beneficiaries
  • Child endowment : A preschool child aged less than 84 months as of the date of application
  • Child endowment for a disabled child : A preschool child aged less than 84 months and registered as a disabled person
  • Child endowment for farming and fishing communities

ConfirmApply between the month in which the application date falls and December of the year in which the child reaches the age of 6

Excluded beneficiaries
  • A child who receives support for childcare and child educational expenses
  • A child who receives support for the all-day childcare service
  • A child who receives support for enrollment in an organization certified as a national school (state support) and provides curriculum that is similar in nature to the one provided by a kindergarten, despite the fact it does not correspond to the kindergarten under the control of the Ministry of Education
  • Where the child subject to the household child endowment support stays overseas for 90 days or longer, the corresponding support will be suspended under Article 34-2 paragraph 3 of the Child Care Act
Amount of support
  • Paid from the month in which the application date falls until the 12th month of the age prior to the child’s entry to school
  • Endowment payment date: 25th day of each month (payment made on the preceding date if the payment date falls onto Saturdays/public holidays)
  • New application for the period in which the effect comes into play The application date will be the payment commencement date, and retroactive payment for the period prior to the application will not be made.

    warning※ However, if the child endowment has been applied within 2 months (60 days including the date of birth) from the date of birth, retroactive payment for the prior period will be made, based on the date of birth specified in the birth registration

    Application for modification : Correspond to the payment processing standard according to the application for modification