It’s more than just cash’: Young Seoulites navigate future with city’s youth allowance program

From Lee Suh-yoon / The Korea Times: The Youth Allowance Program in Seoul gives lower to middle-class residents (aged 19 to 34) a monthly stipend of 500,000 won ($418) for up to six months to ease the financial burden of only having part-time work (or no employment). This program allows youth to attend school, take training classes, and take time to find more suitable employment. This stipend has been noted to increase autonomy and choice and reduce the mental burden of not having full-time employment.

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Issue Areas:

Universal Basic Income

Impact Areas:

Equity

Actors:

Government

Communities Served:

Communities Experiencing Economic Hardship, Youth and Young Adults

Strategies:

Easing Economic Burdens for Individuals, Universal Basic Income

Success Factors:

Eliminating Barriers, Meeting People Where They Are At, Overcoming the Big Challenges, Providing Cash Instead Of Goods/Services

Geographic Region:

Asia

Countries:

South Korea

Date:

May 22, 2019

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