Gyeonggi Province to Select Around 3,400 Unemployed Women for Job Search Support Allowance

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 16th that it will continue the 'Gyeonggi Women Employment Support Allowance' project this year, following last year's implementation.

The 'Gyeonggi Women Employment Support Allowance' is a project targeting women who face significant difficulties in job search activities for reemployment after career interruption, providing direct job search activity expenses in addition to existing reemployment support methods.

This year's support targets women aged 35 to 59 with active job search intentions, unemployed individuals from households at or below 100% of median income who have resided in Gyeonggi Province for one year or more. Approximately 3,400 people will be selected.

However, individuals participating in duplicate job projects funded by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family or the Ministry of Employment and Labor are excluded from project selection.

Those selected for the project receive a total of 900,000 won in employment support funds that can be used for interview expenses, vocational skills development training fees, academy tuition, certification acquisition costs, and textbook purchases. They will receive 300,000 won every month over three months in local currency from each city and county.

In addition, participants can receive various employment support services including ▲employment competency assessment ▲dedicated counselor matching ▲employment consulting ▲employment capability enhancement education.

Notably, this year marks the introduction of the 'Early Employment/Startup Success Bonus' program.

For job seekers who achieve employment or startup success within the support fund payment period (3 months), the employment support fund payments will be discontinued. However, if it is confirmed that employment or business operations have been maintained for a certain period after employment or startup, an additional Early Employment/Startup Success Bonus of 300,000 won will be provided.

Recruitment and applications for the employment support allowance will be conducted in two phases through the Gyeonggi Job Foundation website (www.gjf.or.kr). The first recruitment phase will accept online applications starting in April this year.