Why Doesn't Suwon City Offer Third Child Birth Incentives?

“I will be welcoming my third child in August. Since I heard there are birth incentives for third children, I looked into it here and there, only to find out that Suwon City has no such program. Paju offers 300,000 won, Osan offers about 300,000 won too, and Hwaseong provides 1 million won plus medical supplies worth 100,000 won. But in Suwon City where I live, all they offer is just 200,000 won worth of childbirth product vouchers that can only be redeemed at the district office after birth registration. Who would prepare childbirth supplies after giving birth? And for households that have already raised two children, what would they need? Isn't Suwon City being too much?”

This was posted on the Citizen Notification Board of Suwon City's website.

In reality, while other cities and counties are providing birth incentives in cash, Suwon City does not, causing controversy.

Yangpyeong County provides 1 million won in incentives for third child births and 100,000 won per month for one year in childcare support. Additionally, it provides childcare product vouchers worth 350,000 won to all newborns.

Hwaseong City also provides 500,000 won for second child births and 1 million won for third child births.

Icheon City provides 1 million won in birth incentives starting from the third child. Local governments providing birth incentives for third children include Uiwang City at 500,000 won, Yeoju County at 300,000 won, and Gapyeong County at 200,000 won each.

However, Suwon City does not provide birth incentives; instead, it provides 200,000 won worth of childcare product vouchers upon the birth of a third child.

Regarding this, an official from Gwonseon-gu said, “It is true that there are financial difficulties,” and added, “However, we will make efforts to secure budgets and provide support to encourage births as much as possible.”