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The Ministry of Leisure announces a support plan for single-parent families of single mothers
Promote the protected birth system and expand support for single parent families
Consultation of government credit information without the consent of the paternal debtor
On the 3rd, the body of a child wrapped in a towel was found near a battery box next to a baby box installed in a church in Gwanak-gu, Seoul. The baby is said to have attached the umbilical cord and placenta. The image is near the drum where the boy was found. News 1
As of next June, the driver’s license will be suspended for those who are obliged to maintain regular and long-term maintenance. If the government provides temporary child support on behalf of the debtor, the relevant law will be changed to collect child support by looking at credit and insurance information without the debtor’s consent.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 16th the ‘Support measures for single-parent families, including single mothers’. Recently, the death of a newborn baby in front of the baby box and the publication of articles on child adoption in the used goods trading application ‘Carrot Market’ have occurred one after another, and the support system for single mothers.
First, it was decided to consider introducing a ‘protected birth system’ that strengthens the protection of personal information of single mothers when reporting the birth. The current Special Adoption Laws Act stipulates that adoption is only possible after notification of birth, so mothers who are concerned about exposure to the fact of childbirth are reluctant to report birth or abandoned babies. Consequently, it was argued that the “secret birth system” implemented by the United States and Germany, mainly by civic groups, would be introduced. The secret birth system is a system that allows the birth report of a child born without revealing the identity of the mother. An official from the Ministry of Leisure and Interior explained that “we are discussing improvement measures in consultation with related ministries, such as the Ministry of Health and Welfare.”
The standard for teen mothers who can receive government support for medical expenses during pregnancy and childbirth (1.2 million won at a time) will be extended from 18 to 19 years, and support for child support will also be increased. children for single parent families. In addition to this benefit, child support expenses will be provided to single parents who receive a subsistence benefit starting in April of next year, and the goal of ‘young single parents’ who may receive additional child support expenses will be expanded considerably from the current 24 years or less to 34 years or less. In addition, the government support rate for single parent child care services has been increased from the current level of 85% to a maximum of 100%, the standard of admission to welfare centers for single parent families has been relaxed from 60% or less to 100% of median income, and the period has been extended from 3 to 5 years. do.
The government reinforces the obligation to comply with the debtors of child support, and asks the National Police Agency to suspend their driver’s license as of June 10 of next year if the long-term child support expenses are not paid term or frequent. In addition, the list of frequent and long-term defaults will be disclosed, and if the government provides temporary child support on behalf of the debtor, the law will be amended so that credit and insurance information can be consulted without the debtor’s consent, and can disclose the list of debtors.
Until last year, there were 384,000 single-parent families living with unmarried children under the age of 18 due to not being married, divorced, or widowed, and of these, about 183,000 low-income single-parent families who are eligible for government support are promoted. to approximately 183,000 households. There are many single mothers and single women who cannot raise their children even if they have children. It is estimated that many of the 127 childhood cases last year were single mothers, and 91.8% (646) of 704 adopted children are children of single mothers.
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