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」, Article 9-7 and attached Table 1 of 「Enforcement Rule of the Single-Parent Family Support Act」, and p.235 of 「2024 Guidelines for Single-Parent Family Support Project」 by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family)
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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. (p.247 of 「2024 Guidelines for Single-Parent Family Support Project」)
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」 and p.153 of 「2024 Guidelines for Single-Parent Family Support Project」)
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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