Korea Newborn & Childcare Benefit Calculator
Add up the First Meeting voucher, Parental Allowance (age 0 & 1), and Child Allowance to estimate total government support after birth (2026 rules).
Enter your city/province birth grant if you know it — it varies by region.
Total for the first 2 years
22,400,000 KRW
Monthly cash at age 0
1,100,000/mo
Monthly cash at age 1
600,000/mo
Breakdown (first 0–23 months)
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| First Meeting voucher (lump sum at birth) | 2,000,000 |
| Parental Allowance · age 0 (1M × 12 mo) | 12,000,000 |
| Parental Allowance · age 1 (0.5M × 12 mo) | 6,000,000 |
| Child Allowance (100k × 24 mo) | 2,400,000 |
| Total for the first 2 years | 22,400,000 |
※ Based on Korea's 2026 Ministry of Health & Welfare rules. The First Meeting voucher is a Happiness Card voucher (2M for the first child, 3M for the second+). Parental Allowance is 1M/mo at age 0 and 0.5M/mo at age 1; at daycare the cash is the difference after the childcare voucher. Child Allowance is 100k/mo for under-8s (expanding stepwise to under-9 from 2026), so it continues beyond 2 years (the total above counts only the first 24 months). Local grants vary by region — check Gov24 / Bokjiro.