We will inform you about youth welfare point application, usage, payment, etc., which is one of the welfare policies supported by Gyeonggi Province. Youth Welfare Point is a project supported by Gyeonggi Province to improve the welfare of young workers and resolve job mismatch.
This is a project that received applications for the third round last year in 2022. It is expected that applications will be accepted up to the third round in 2023, the same as in 22.
The 2023 Youth Welfare Points plan to recruit 12,000 people for payment in the first period, and a total of 33,000 people will be recruited in three rounds. It is said that payments will be made three times a year, starting with the first payment in April next month, in July and November, so if you meet the eligibility requirements, be sure to apply and receive up to 1.2 million won.
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1. Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Point Qualification
2. Application for Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Points
3. Where to use Gyeonggi-do youth welfare points
▶Apply for youth welfare points
Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Point Qualifications
Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Points: 1.2 million won per year
∎Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Point Qualification Requirements
1) Age
• There is an age limit for young workers between 18 and 34 years old. However, the application age can be extended by the period of military service obligation. Please note that it is possible up to the age of 39.
2) Residence
• You can apply for youth welfare points if your place of residence according to your resident registration is Gyeonggi-do.
3) Working conditions
• Anyone who works at a mid-sized, small or medium-sized business, small business or non-profit corporation located in Gyeonggi-do and works more than 36 hours a week for more than 3 months can apply. However, please note that among non-profit corporations, those working at national, local governments, or public institutions cannot apply.
※ Those who are not covered by the four major social insurances can apply. In addition, participants in the Naeil Chaeum Mutual Aid, Youth Employee Naeil Chaeum Mutual Aid, and Youth Naeil Chaeum Mutual Aid projects can also apply because they can participate multiple times.
4) Base income
• You can apply if your average 3-month health insurance premium is less than 109,900 won (monthly salary 3.1 million won).
However, please note that those selected must maintain and verify qualifications such as residence, business size, and working hours every three months.
▶Check eligibility for welfare point participation
▶Notice of 1st recruitment of welfare points
Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Point Application
∎Contents related to Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Points
1) Project period and support details
• The project period is one year and the support includes payment of 1.2 million won in welfare points. Welfare points are paid quarterly.
2) Selection scale
• A total of 33,000 people are scheduled to be recruited annually. Please note that we plan to recruit 12,000 people in the first round.
3) Selection period
• Recruitment is scheduled three times in April, July, and November. Applications are accepted from 9:00 on the start date to 18:00 on the closing date, so please check the application period carefully.
4) Selection criteria
• Applicants who meet the qualifications mentioned above will be selected after a comprehensive evaluation. Please note that because applicants are selected in descending order of average 3-month health insurance premiums, those with high health insurance premiums have a low probability of being selected for youth welfare points.
※ In the case of those who are not enrolled in the four major social insurances, the health insurance rate is applied to the three-month average salary and selected together with the four major social insurance subscribers.
※ Please note that you can apply for youth welfare points after checking the results in the website → Participation Application → Youth Welfare Points menu.
▶Apply for youth welfare points
∎ 2023 Youth Welfare Point Recruitment Guide
1.2 million won welfare points per year
1) Application period
• 1st round: April 1, 2023 (Sat) ~ April 17, 2023 (Mon)
• 2nd round: July 1, 2023 (Sat) ~ July 17, 2023 (Mon)
• 3rd: November 1, 2023 (Wed) ~ November 15, 2023 (Wed)
As mentioned above, applications are scheduled to be accepted three times a year. Please note that separate recruitment announcements will be made for each round.
▶Notice of 1st recruitment of welfare points
2) How to participate
• Please note that applications will only be accepted online.
3) Participation inquiry
• 1577-0014 (Weekdays 9:00 – 18:00)
4) Basic submission documents
• Please refer to the table below for the four major social insurance subscriber documents.
• Please refer to the table below for documents for those not enrolled in the four major social insurances.
※ Only documents issued and written during the application period will be accepted, so please be sure to apply with documents issued and written during the application period.
Where to use Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Points
• If you receive Gyeonggi-do Youth Welfare Points after submitting them, you can use approximately 1.5 million items including cultural life, self-development, and health care at ‘Gyeonggi Youth Mall’, an online shopping space exclusively for youth welfare points.
▶Go to Gyeonggi Youth Mall
We will inform you about youth welfare points.
– Recently, many policies for young people have been implemented, and more are scheduled to be released in the future. Young people should check the conditions carefully to ensure that they receive good benefits.
And, if you meet the application conditions, I will end this post by asking you to mark the application period on your calendar and not forget to apply.