Parental benefit and child allowance — apply within 60 days to get back pay
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Apply within 60 days including the birth date and payments start from the birth month. Miss it and payments start only from the month you apply — the earlier months are gone for good.
Deadline
The safest route is to apply together with the birth registration through the one-stop service.
📌 Key points
These benefits are for children with Korean nationality — a child with one Korean parent has it from birth. Children of two foreign parents are excluded from most cash benefits, but some local governments run their own programs — ask at your community center.
📍 Where to go
Your local community service center
❗ What happens if you don't
After 60 days the missed months are not paid retroactively.
See also
Basis
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