Gyeonggi Province Conducts Income Investigation for Disability Family Childcare Support Program Beneficiaries

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 17th that it will conduct a comprehensive income investigation for 734 beneficiaries of the 2020 Disability Family Childcare Support Program.

The income standard for this investigation is based on the out-of-pocket health insurance premiums of households at 120% or below the standard median income, with the amount excluding long-term care insurance premiums for the elderly set at 192,080 won for salaried workers / 199,256 won for regional subscribers / 195,200 won for mixed subscribers based on a four-member household.

Exclusion targets for the program are those already receiving similar home services under other laws (or national budgets) or receiving other comparable services such as disability activity support or childcare services.

Gyeonggi Province will determine the eligibility of beneficiaries through eup, myeon, and dong offices of cities and counties by February 7, provide a statement procedure to ineligible beneficiaries to enable them to receive remedies, and will guide them to other available welfare services.

A provincial official stated, "In 2020, we will fairly conduct income investigations to ensure that appropriate services are provided to those who truly need childcare services, and we will do our best to prevent welfare blind spots through other available programs and projects."

The Disability Family Childcare Support Program is a project that provides childcare and temporary respite support services to reduce the daily childcare burden of families with children with disabilities and to support caregivers' normal social activities. Beneficiaries are recruited on an ongoing basis throughout the year, and applicants can apply by visiting the administrative welfare center in their eup, myeon, or dong.