Pyeongtaek to Accept Applications for Q1 Youth Basic Income from March 2

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City will accept applications for the first quarter of the Youth Basic Income program from March 2 through 6 p.m. on April 1 for one month.

The Youth Basic Income is a youth welfare policy that provides 250,000 won per quarter, totaling 1 million won annually per person in card-type local currency to youth aged 24 who are registered as residents in Gyeonggi Province and have continuously resided there for at least 3 years or cumulatively for at least 10 years.

Q1 beneficiaries are those born from January 2, 1995 to January 1, 1996. Applicants should apply on the Gyeonggi Province Jobs Platform Jobaba (apply.jobaba.net) with a resident registration certificate issued after March 2, and after review and selection, they will receive the card-type local currency on or after April 20.

The local currency can be freely used at traditional markets and small business establishments within the city, excluding department stores, large discount stores, supermarkets (SSM), entertainment establishments, and stores with annual revenues exceeding 1 billion won.

A city official said, "We will conduct focused promotion and guidance so that all eligible youth can benefit from the Youth Basic Income program."

For more details, please contact the Gyeonggi Province Call Center (031-120) and the Pyeongtaek City Hall Welfare Policy Division, the administrative and welfare center in your area of residence, or the application website.