SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that among high school students in Seoul, only 3 out of 100 high ranking students came from low-income families. According to a report from the Seoul Education Research and Information Institute, the share of those with academic resilience among the high school students in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to provide monthly subsidies to job seekers from low-income backgrounds for a maximum of six months and support their efforts to find employment as the government strives to boost the tepid job market, officials said Tuesday. The government plans to offer 500,000 won (US$423) per month [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced yesterday that it will be providing support for low income families that have been affected by the recent heat wave, via an emergency fund. Those eligible for the relief measures are individuals belonging to single-person households living on rooftops, in tiny one-room housing, and [...]