Pyeongtaek City Advances Youth Basic Income Payment for 24-Year-Olds in Q3

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City announced that it will accept applications for the Q3 Youth Basic Income from the 1st of this month through the 22nd, a period of 21 days, to guarantee young people's social basic rights.

The Youth Basic Income is a youth welfare policy that provides 1 million won annually (250,000 won per quarter) in the form of card-type local currency to 24-year-old youth who have registered their residence in Gyeonggi Province and have continuously resided for at least three years or cumulatively resided for more than 10 years.

The original application period was scheduled for September 1-30, with payment on October 20. However, following the advancement of Q2 payment to assist young people and local small business owners struggling with COVID-19, the Q3 payment is also being implemented earlier.

The Q3 beneficiaries are those born from July 2, 1995 to July 1, 1996. Applicants can apply through the Gyeonggi-do Employment Support Project Integrated Reception System JobAba (apply.jobaba.net) by attaching a resident registration certificate issued after June 1, and after review, they will receive card-type local currency on July 10.

However, due to changes in the Q2 application period, exceptional retroactive Q2 beneficiaries (those born April 2 - July 1, 1995) will have their applications accepted from the 8th to the 22nd of this month.

A city official stated, "We hope the early payment of youth basic income will benefit not only young people but also help revitalize the local economy."

For more details, you can check the Gyeonggi-do Call Center (031-120), the city website, the Administrative Welfare Centers in your residential area, and the application website.