"Receive Interview Allowance"...Gyeonggi Province's 'Youth Interview Allowance' 3rd Application Period Begins on the 2nd

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] The 3rd application period for the 'Youth Interview Allowance,' one of Governor Lee Jae-myung's signature youth policies for Gyeonggi Province, begins on November 2nd.

The 'Youth Interview Allowance' is a project that provides up to 210,000 won (35,000 won per interview, maximum 6 times) in interview activity expenses to young people in the province who participate in job interviews to support their active job search activities.

Eligible applicants are ▲young people aged 18 to 39 who are residents of the province as of the application date ▲Gyeonggi Province youth who have participated in employment interviews.

Starting from the second application period in September, Gyeonggi Province eliminated the existing employment standard hours requirement (30 hours per week) in consideration of young people's difficulties in job search activities due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, more relaxed support conditions were established, such as omitting the submission process for job postings.

However, the relaxed standards apply only this year on a temporary basis, and those receiving duplicate benefits from other support programs (unemployment benefits, youth job search activity support, etc.) are excluded from support eligibility.

The application period is from 9 a.m. on November 2nd to 6 p.m. on November 30th. Applications can be made online through the Gyeonggi Province Employment Foundation platform 'Jobaba' (http://thankyou.jobaba.net).

After this, the allowance will be paid in local currency within 60 days from the application date following a document review process including interview certificates or substitute pledges for interview certificates and verification of duplicate benefit receipt.

For more details, refer to the Gyeonggi Province Youth Interview Allowance website or contact the dedicated call center (1877-2046).

Kim Kyung-hwan, head of the Youth Welfare Policy Division at Gyeonggi Province, said, "We hope that the interview allowance will be helpful to young people's job search activities in some way. We look forward to the interest and applications from the young people involved."