100,000 Won Childbirth Support Payment for Women with Disabilities

Women with disabilities in the Suwon area are expected to receive up to 1 million won in childbirth support payments per newborn when giving birth.

The "Suwon City Childbirth Support Payment Ordinance for Women with Disabilities" bill, proposed by Suwon City Council member Park Myung-ja (Economic and Environment Committee, proportional representation) at the 251st 2nd regular session, was passed as submitted during the review by the Culture and Welfare Committee on the 27th of last month.

The ordinance targets women with disabilities who have been registered as residents in the Suwon area for six months prior to the newborn's birth date through the date of benefit application submission.

The support payment will be provided at up to 1 million won per newborn, and the senior administrator at each community service center must inform eligible beneficiaries of the childbirth support payment application when receiving birth reports.

According to Councilwoman Park Myung-ja, among the 33,907 people with disabilities registered in Suwon, 13,014 are women, of which approximately 1,200 are women of childbearing age capable of pregnancy.

"Most women with disabilities are from low-income households such as basic livelihood security recipients and require support at the time of childbirth," Park said. "Starting with marginalized communities, we must gradually expand support to address the low birth rate problem."