‘Conditional beneficiary’ earned a living through self-support
Inquiry about’half-day’ for child-raising from December
Ward Office “Apply for mediation in half of the income”
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It was revealed that the mother of a 5-year-old child, who was found at a convenience store in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, in his underwear on the 8th, when the cold wave was struggling, inquired about working half-time to the ward office for childrearing before the incident. The mother of the child, who was arrested by the police on charges of neglect, etc., was reported to have stated in the police investigation that “I had to go to work and left my child at home. In summary, on the 14th, mother A, who works for self-support, inquired at the end of December last year to see if she could work half-time instead of full-time through a social welfare center in Gangbuk-gu. An official at Gangbuk-gu Office said, “Mr. A, who has been working full-time at a welfare center since last October, requested that he want to work part-time because of his child at the end of December. I guided you.” Mr. A, a low-income group, is a recipient of basic living and is raising children alone, but has been classified as a’conditional recipient’ because of his work ability. The money that Mr. A holds in his hand is about 1.2 million to 1.4 million won, including allowances, after going to work every eight hours a day. If you work half-time, your income will drop by half. The ward office judges that Mr. A looked for a half-time job in order to spend more time with her child. A ward official said, “Because daycare centers are closed due to Corona 19 and I am a single-parent family, I think I have recognized half-time work instead of full-time.” It is difficult to think of other reasons.” The consultation between the district office and Mr. A on the anti-Japanese work is currently suspended. On the afternoon of the 8th, when the minimum temperature in Seoul was -18 degrees below zero, a child wearing underwear was found on the side of a street in front of a convenience store in Gangbuk-gu, and Mr. A is being investigated by the police. At that time, it was investigated that the child was at home alone for about 9 hours after ㄱ went to work and then went out. The police are investigating Mr. A by accusing him of violating the Child Welfare Act (organization and neglect). Mr. A denies the charges, saying, “I kept contacting the child who was alone at home.” At the time, the police separated the mother and child. It is said that Mr. A has a strong will to work half-time if he meets the child again after the police investigation. By Jang Pil-soo, staff reporter [email protected]