0 to 1 year old infant allowance... Up to 15 million won when both parents leave

In order to reduce the burden on parents raising children, the government pays 300,000 won per month to infants aged 0 to 1 from 2022, and raises the amount to 500,000 won by 2025.

In addition, two million won is paid as a lump sum upon childbirth, and in order to support joint parenting for the couple, if parents with children under the age of one take parental leave for three months, a maximum of three million won per month will be provided to both sides.

In addition, we will provide full support for college tuition to third or older children of low-income multi-child households, and plan to change the standard for multi-children from three children to two children.

On the 15th, the government confirmed the 4th Basic Plan for Low Fertility and Senior Citizens.

This plan will be the basis for demographic policy to be implemented from next year to 2025.

government introduces an infant allowance in 2022 to support the expenses necessary for child growth.

A monthly allowance is provided to all infants aged 0 to 1, separate from the'Child Allowance' (100,000 won per month), which is currently paid to under 7 years of age.

It starts at 300,000 won in the first year, and gradually increases to 500,000 won in 2025.

Currently, infants receive full support for childcare fees when using a daycare center and receive childcare allowance (200,000 won per month for 0 years old and 150,000 won per month for 1 year old) when using a daycare center. In the future, parents who receive infant allowances will be given a daycare center or part-time system depending on the parenting method chosen. You can pay for childcare, etc.

Infant allowance is expected to cost 3 trillion won over 5 years.

The'first meeting package' system, which pays 2 million won for childbirth, will also be introduced in 2022.

There are no restrictions on the use of the grant.

The limit for the use of the National Happiness Card paid to pregnant women is raised from 600,000 won to 1 million won.

When the lump-sum childbirth payment and the National Happiness Card are combined, the total amount of money paid for medical expenses and initial childcare is 3 million won.

The government decided to increase the number of paternity leave from 105,000 in 2019 to 200,000 in 2025 to ensure time with children, and to establish a new '3+3 parental leave system'.

When all parents with children under 12 months of age take parental leave for 3 months, each month pays a maximum of 3 million won (100% normal wage), and the parental leave benefit is higher than when only one of the parents leaves.

The government will spread parental joint parenting by receiving more salaries than if only one parental leave for one month (maximum 2 million won per month) or two months (maximum 2.5 million won per month) for both parents. Is the plan.

If a couple takes parental leave for three months at the same time, the maximum salary is 4 million won in the first month, 5 million won in the second month, and 6 million won in the third month, and a total of 15 million won can be received.

The government invests KRW 3.6 trillion for 5 years on parental leave.

Deuk-young Ko, head of the Population Policy Division of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said, "Germany has been able to raise the fertility rate by actively encouraging parental leave in recent years." "Because it is possible to secure more childcare and living expenses than before, the maternity leave for men increased and the burden of childcare concentrated on women It will also have the effect of solving the problem."

In order to mitigate the decline in income after childbirth, the income replacement rate for parental leave benefits is also increased.

Currently, 80% of normal wages (up to 1.5 million won per month) for 1 to 3 months of leave and 50% (1.2 million won per month) for 4 to 12 months are paid, but 80% will be applied collectively regardless of period. Do it.

In addition, a subsidy of 2 million won per month is provided to small and medium-sized enterprises that have workers taking leave for infant care for three months, and small and medium-sized enterprises that have retained the employment of those who have returned from parental leave for more than one year are entitled to tax credits (5-10 → 15-30 %).

In order to establish parental leave as a universal right, the government decided to take measures so that not only wage workers, but also special workers, artists, platform workers, freelancers, and self-employed people can use parental leave.

Support for multi-

households is also expanded.

By 2025, we will supply 27,000 rental housing units for multi-children only, and when multi-children (two or more children) are living in public rental housing, priority is given when they want to move to a higher level of equilibrium.

The government is also pushing ahead with a plan to change multi-children, the standard for various support measures, from the current three-children to two-children.

Full college tuition is provided for third and older children of low-income households.

In addition, we plan to create 550 national and public daycare centers every year to achieve 50% of public childcare utilization after 5 years.

The government also introduces a variety of devices so that women can continue to maintain and grow their careers without penalties for marriage or childbirth.

In order for companies to comprehensively disclose gender gaps in hiring, employee, and wage areas through management disclosure, and to substantially protect victims of gender discrimination and sexual harassment, a new relief procedure, such as punitive damage compensation, has been established through the Labor Committee. .

The government also introduces a'birth notification system' that requires medical institutions to notify national institutions of all children born without omission to clarify that children are the subject of rights.

The government has announced that it will strengthen the national responsibility for basic life and complete an integrated care system for the local community so that the elderly can live comfortably in the place where they lived.

To this end, existing measures such as abolishing the standard for those obligated to support livelihood benefits, expanding jobs for the elderly, expanding basic pensions, phasing out mandatory retirement pensions, expanding housing pension subscriptions, activating visit-based medical care, expanding the elderly receiving long-term care insurance, and supplying 20,000 welfare housing for the elderly. Based on this, we are promoting asset protection using public trusts, a health incentive system that includes compensation for efforts to improve health, and expanding the number of people subject to national health checkups to 80 or more.

Aim for a'sustainable society

The Presidential Committee on Low Fertility and Aging, which led this measure, is the 4th Basic Plan. The proportion of family spending to Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) will increase from 1.48% to 1.6% in 2025. Predicted.

However, this is less than the average 2.4% of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The government announced that it would preferentially devote unused budgets to countermeasures for low birthrate and aging due to the decrease in birthrates.

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