Single-parent families are entitled totemporary housing or living support via Single-parent Family WelfareFacilities.
Single-parent family welfare facility
Single-parent families can be accommodated at Single-parent family welfare facilities that support housing and living for a certain period and are available at the relevant choice of a Single Mother and Children Welfare facility, Single Father and Children Welfare Facility, Unmarried Mother-and-child Family Welfare Facility, or Temporary Supporting Welfare Facility. (Article 19(1) of 「Single-Parent Family Support Act」, and Article 9-7 and attached Table 1 of 「Enforcement Rule of the Single-Parent Family Support Act」)
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Type of Facility
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Eligibility
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Admittance period (Extendable period)
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Facilities for Birth Support
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Intensive support for health management and services to adapt to new changes for pregnant single parents, and single parents and their children (under 3 years old) within one year after childbirth
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1 year and 6 months (6 months)
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Unmarried mothers who do not raise their children after childbirth
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2 years (1year)
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Facilities for Childcare Support
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Intensive support for parental childcare services for parents with children under 6 years old
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3 years (1 years)
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Facilities for Living Support
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Support for housing and self-reliance for single-parent families with children under 18 years old
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5 years (2 years)
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Temporary Support Facilities
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Single-parent families where there is a concern that spousal abuse may negatively impact the healthy upbringing of children and the health of the mother or father.
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6 months (1 year)
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Welfare Counseling Center for Single-Parent Families
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Counseling for crisis situations, self-reliance, and problem-solving for single-parent families.
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Service Facilities
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Admittance procedures
Applicants tobe admitted to the Single-parent family welfare facility receive counsel fromthe person in charge of the Single-parent family at the local government thathas jurisdiction over the facility (city, Gun, or Gu) before submitting admittance application to city,Gun, or Gu. (Article 9-6-1 of the EnforcementRegulations of the Single-parent Family Support Act)
There is no limitation to admittance according to address.
The admittancewill be determined within 14 days after admittance is requested upon counselwith the city, Gun, or Guofficial in charge of the Single-parent family. The applicant will be notified,and the facility will be asked to arrange the admittance. (Article 9-6-3 of theEnforcement Regulations of the Single-parent Family Support Act)
Single-parent families admitted toSingle-parent family welfare facility can receive the following support.
Support of supplementary living expense
Single-parent family admitted to single-parent family welfare facility receives the same low-income single-parent family welfare benefits and additionally receives supplementary living expense support of KRW 50,000 per month. (Article 12(1) of 「Single-Parent Family Support Act」)
Details of support per facility
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Category
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Support Content
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Facilities for Birth Support
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· Provision of housing and meals · Maternity medical benefits ·Self-reliance support · Childcare gap support during self-reliance activities (facility childcare services) ·Other cost support (liaison or information) setby state or local government
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Facilities for Childcare Support
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· Provision of housing and meals · Implementation of self-reliance programs (job training, childraising education, Liberal education, counsel guidance, etc.) · Childcare gap support during self-reliance activities (facility childcare services) · Other expenses determined by the state or local government (linkage or information provision)
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Facilities for Living Support
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· Support for housing and daily living · Implementation of self-reliance programs (linked with vocational training, support for parenting and household education, cultural education, counseling, etc.) · Support for professional psychological and emotional counseling and therapy · After-school child guidance, provision of children's meal expenses · Childcare gap support during self-reliance preparation activities (facility childcare services) · Provide other expenses prescribed by the state or local governments(association or provision of information)
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Temporary Supporting Welfare Facilities
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· Provision of housing and meals, support for living allowances · Medical benefits (to be managed as eligiblerecipients of medical benefits) · Legal/Psychological counseling · Proactive support if mothers want to workoutside of the facility for self-reliance after checking out · Protect confidentiality of single-parent familiesliving in the facility and provide special support · Provide after-school activity expenses andschool meal expenses for children · Provide other expenses prescribed by the stateor local governments (association or provision of information) · If school-age children want to attend a nearbyschool, consult a relevant educational institution and take action so thatthey can attend a nearby school (children's transfer/entrance into school,etc.) · Single-parent families may request a restrictionon the perusal of their resident registration cards or the issuance of acopy/abstract of resident registration.
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