With 2023 just around the corner, mothers who became pregnant in 2023 will be curious about what benefits they will receive next year. Today, we will take a look at the benefits for babies in 2024.
See your maternity benefits at a glance in 2024
Maternity benefits in 2024
The biggest difference from 23 years is the change in parents’ salaries. In 2023, 700,000 won was paid for 0-year-olds and 350,000 won for 1-year-olds, but from 24, it will be changed to 1 million won for 0-year-olds and 500,000 won for 1-year-olds.
Maternity benefits in 2024
National Happiness Card (National Voucher / Pregnancy Voucher)
The National Happiness Card is a card that allows you to receive national voucher benefits supported by the government.
If you receive the card, you can use it to support pregnancy and childbirth medical expenses and receive a first meeting voucher.
1 million won is supported for single fetuses and 1.4 million won for multiple fetuses. You can check this through the website below.
How to apply: Visit an obstetrician/gynecologist (confirm pregnancy and childbirth on the application form) → Visit the National Health Insurance Corporation or a credit card branch → Submit an application for payment of health insurance pregnancy and childbirth medical expenses → Apply/issuance of the National Happiness Card
🟥 Go to National Happiness Card
💰 Apply for National Happiness Card online
BC Card
KB Kookmin Card
Shinhan Card
Samsung Card
Lotte Card
Maternity benefits in 2024
Parental benefits (parental allowance)
Parental benefits are a system that changed with the abolition of infant allowances. This is a system that provides payments to parents who care for children under one year of age at home, regardless of occupation, assets, or income. 로이야
You must apply within 60 days including the child’s date of birth, and up to 1 million won per month for children 0 years of age and 500,000 won per month for children 1 year of age are paid on the 25th of each month.
You can apply for parental benefits (parental allowance) by visiting the community center at your address on your resident registration. If you are unable to visit, you can also apply at the online site below.
🟥 Go to government 24 application 2024년 출산혜택
child allowance
Child allowance can be provided in conjunction with parental allowance, and each child under 8 years old can receive 100,000 won per month on the 25th of every month.
If you apply within 60 days after birth, you can apply retroactively from the date of birth.
In the same way as for parental benefits, you can apply by visiting the community center at your address on your resident registration, or you can also apply through the online site below.
🟥 Go to Welfare website application
Maternity benefits in 2024
Childcare allowance
If you are looking after a child at home, you may be eligible for family support allowance. Childcare allowance cannot be received concurrently with parental allowance.
Childcare allowance is an allowance that can be received if a child under 84 months of age and before entering elementary school is raised at home instead of going to a daycare center or kindergarten.
You can receive support of 200,000 won for 0 to 11 months, 150,000 won for 12 to 23 months, and 100,000 won for 24 to 48 months, and will be paid on the 25th of every month.
🟥 Go to Welfare website application
First meeting ticket
When giving birth, we provide 2 million won in National Happiness Card voucher points.
You can receive a National Happiness Card, top up the first meeting voucher amount, and freely use it at any distribution store that accepts government subsidies.
💰 Apply for National Happiness Card online
BC Card KB Kookmin Card Shinhan Card
Samsung Card Lotte Card
2024 Maternity Benefits Maternity Subsidy
Since maternity subsidies vary by local government, please check the maternity subsidies in your region below.
Seoul Metropolitan City Gyeonggi-do Incheon Metropolitan City Busan Metropolitan City Daegu Metropolitan City
Daejeon Metropolitan City Gwangju Metropolitan City Ulsan Metropolitan City Chungcheongnam-do Chungcheongbuk-do
Jeollanam-do Jeollabuk-do Gyeongsangnam-do Gyeongsangbuk-do Gangwon-do
jeju island
Maternity benefits in 2024
Maternity benefit support and discounts in 2024
Transportation support benefits for pregnant women
We provide support of 700,000 won for transportation expenses (taxi, bus, etc.) and gas expenses to pregnant women who have been living in Seoul for more than 6 months as of the date of application.
Please refer to the website below as information on transportation expenses support varies depending on each local government.
🟥 Go to my transportation subsidy benefits in 2024
Maternity diapers and formula support benefits
This applies to recipients of basic livelihood security, the next lower class, single-parent families, multi-child households earning less than 80% of the standard median income, and people with disabilities earning less than 80% of the standard median income. We provide 80,000 won per month for diapers and 100,000 won per month for powdered milk.
Since the child’s age can only be from 0 to 24 months, those who are eligible can apply in person at the local community center or public health center in their jurisdiction. You can also apply online.
🟥 Apply for diaper and formula support benefits
Maternity benefits in 2024
2024 maternity benefits KTX and SRT discounts for pregnant women
Pregnant women can receive discounts when using the above transportation methods.
When purchasing economy class on KTX, you will be upgraded to a special room, and on SRT, you can receive a 30% discount on the fare.
For detailed information on how to apply, you can sign up for SRT or KTX membership and apply for the comfortable pregnancy and happy childbirth service at Government 24. After registering as a pregnant family member, you can purchase discounted seats through the app.
Government 24 application KTX convenient discount ticket SRT discount ticket reservation
Conclusion of maternity benefits in 2024
In addition, there are various benefits such as electricity bill reduction and car insurance discounts as childbirth benefits in 2024, so if you are planning to give birth in 2024, be sure to check out all of these benefits supported by the government and local governments.