▲ Ansan City Hall
Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, announced on June 15 that it has completed the first-quarter distribution for its "Transportation Subsidy Program for Low-Income Children and Adolescents."
Under this program, the city uses its own budget to provide transportation subsidies of up to 20,000 won per quarter, or up to 80,000 won annually, to children aged 6 to 18 from low-income families within the city.
The subsidy is available to those who have spent more on transportation than the amount already covered by Gyeonggi Province (60,000 won per quarter).
The program was implemented for the first time this year following the enactment of a related ordinance last July.
In the first quarter of this year, approximately 3,450 students—about 30% of the 11,500 students who received transportation support in Ansan—spent more than 60,000 won on transportation. Among them, 367 were identified as being from low-income families.
These individuals received a total of approximately 6.17 million won in local currency, with an average of 16,816 won per person.
Ansan Mayor Lee Min-geun stated, "Through this program, we have been able to provide practical benefits to children who truly need additional transportation support," adding, "We will continue to pursue transportation welfare policies that citizens can feel, while eliminating blind spots in transportation welfare."
(Photo: Courtesy of Ansan City, Yonhap News)
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