South Korea's Child Allowance (MOHW): universal 100,000 KRW monthly cash for every Korean child under 8 (0–95 months), regardless of Korean household income. Stacks with Korean parental benefit, first-meet voucher, and home-care allowance.
| Korean age | Birth to under age 8 (up to 95 months) |
| Korean nationality | Korean nationals — overseas adoption / Korean expatriates under separate rules |
| Korean income/assets | Universal (income-neutral since Sep 2019) |
| Korean stacking | Stacks with parental benefit, first-meet voucher, home-care allowance |
| Korean payment | 25th of each Korean month to guardian's account |
| Korean Parental Benefit (0–23 mo) | Stacks: Korean 0-yr 1M + allowance 100k = 1.1M/mo |
| Korean First-Meet Voucher (birth) | Stacks: 2M 1st / 3M 2nd+ Korean voucher |
| Korean Home-care Allowance | Stacks: 100k/mo if Korean child not at daycare |
| Korean Idolbom Service Voucher | Stacks: Korean 12,790 KRW/hr supported |
| Korean Daycare/Kindergarten Support | Stacks: Korean allowance continues regardless |
| Sep 2018 | Korean age <6 bottom 90% income — 100k/mo start |
| Jan 2019 | Korean income/assets rule abolished → universal |
| Sep 2019 | Korean age extended to <7 (84 months) |
| Jan 2022 | Korean age extended to <8 (95 months) |
| 2024–2026 | Korean age <8 × 100k/mo maintained |
| Korean Health & Welfare Hotline | 129 |
| Korean Bokjiro center | 1566-0133 |
| Korean Gov24 call | 1588-2188 |
| Korean community center | Varies by Korean region |
This South Korea–only summary follows Korea's Child Allowance Act and MOHW notices (as of April 2026). Korean amounts, age, and stacking rules may change per policy; Korean payment follows community-center / Bokjiro review. Non-binding Korean reference — verify at Korean 129 or your Korean community center.
South Korea's Child Allowance (아동수당) is a universal cash grant under the Korean Child Allowance Act paid by the Korean MOHW to every Korean child from birth to age 8 (0–95 months) at 100,000 KRW per Korean month, regardless of Korean household income. Starting in September 2018 for Korean under-6 bottom-90% households, Korea eliminated the income test in January 2019 and extended the age to under-7 (Sep 2019) and under-8 (Jan 2022), maintained through 2026. Korean child allowance stacks with Korean parental benefit (0-yr 1M / 1-yr 500k KRW monthly), Korean first-meet voucher (2M 1st / 3M 2nd+ one-time), Korean home-care allowance, and Korean idolbom (childcare) voucher, so a Korean 0-yr household can receive 1.1M KRW/month in combined support. Apply within 60 Korean days of birth at a Korean community center, Korean Bokjiro, Korean Gov24, or the Korean 'Happy Birth One-Stop' service — late Korean filings pay from application month without Korean backdating.
No. Korean universal since January 2019 — top-10% Korean households also get 100k KRW/mo.
Yes. Korean 0-yr 1M parental benefit + 100k allowance = 1.1M/mo combined.
Paid to the Korean month before 8th birthday — 0–95 months total.
Korean 60-day filing window backdates to birth; later Korean filings pay from application month only.
Korean 90+ day continuous overseas stay pauses Korean payment; resumes on Korean return.
Actual Korean caregiver receives it; report Korean custody changes at the Korean community center.
South Korea's 2026 Child Allowance, under the Korean Child Allowance Act and run by the Korean MOHW, pays 100,000 KRW per Korean month to every Korean child from birth to under age 8 (0–95 months), regardless of Korean household income. Started September 2018 for Korean under-6 bottom-90% income, Korea dropped the income test in January 2019 and extended to Korean under-7 (September 2019) and Korean under-8 (January 2022), maintained through 2026. Korean child allowance stacks with Korean parental benefit (Korean 0-yr 1M / 1-yr 500k KRW monthly), Korean first-meet voucher (Korean 2M first / 3M second+ one-time), Korean home-care allowance, and Korean idolbom childcare voucher, letting a Korean 0-yr household receive ~1.1M KRW/month combined. Korean application within 60 days of birth at Korean community center, Bokjiro (bokjiro.go.kr), Gov24 (gov.kr), or the Korean 'Happy Birth One-Stop' service backdates Korean payment to birth; later Korean filings pay from application month only. Korean 90+ day overseas absence pauses Korean payment. Korean contacts: Health & Welfare 129, Bokjiro 1566-0133.