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Shield protecting a home, shop and factory amid storms, flooding and earthquake damage

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

2026 Storm, Flood, and Earthquake Disaster Insurance Before Typhoons and Flooding: From Tenants’ Belongings to Small Business Factories

Storm, Flood, and Earthquake Disaster Insurance is a government-backed insurance program that covers homes,...

Published 2026-08-03 Views 105

Boy and girl with backpacks outside a vaccination clinic beside a calendar

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

2026 National HPV Vaccination Eligibility: Boys Born in 2014 and Summer Vacation Criteria

In 2026, boys born in 2014 were included in the national HPV vaccination program for the first time startin...

Published 2026-08-03 Views 67

Two-step guide showing a student applying online, verifying details, and receiving university funding

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

2026 Fall Semester Student Loan Application and Disbursement Guide

Applications for Korea Student Aid Foundation student loans for the 2026 fall semester opened on July 1. Tu...

Published 2026-08-03 Views 81

Regional map with a hospital, patient, workers, coins, scales, and a protective shield

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

2026 Sickness Benefit Eligibility: Income Requirements, Payments, and Required Documents by Pilot Area

In 2026, employed people in Stage 2 and 3 pilot areas may apply for the Sickness Benefit if they are unable...

Published 2026-08-02 Views 133

Housing benefit illustration with a balance, coins, a protected family, rental housing, and home repairs

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

2026 Housing Benefit Eligibility: Recognized Income, Rent, and Home Repair Costs

Households can apply for the 2026 Housing Benefit if their recognized income is at most 48% of the standard...

Published 2026-08-02 Views 101

Laptop, security shield, and safe with insurance files linked to a bank and insurer

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

How to Find and Claim Unclaimed Insurance Benefits in 2026: Find My Insurance Guide

On July 7, 2026, a focused outreach campaign began for approximately KRW 10.3 trillion in unclaimed insuran...

Published 2026-08-02 Views 116

Calendar, hourglass, laptop with an online form, and a pie chart with a 5% slice removed

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

How to Apply Late for 2025 Earned Income and Child Tax Credits and the 5% Reduction Criteria

If you missed the regular application period for 2025 earned income and child tax credits, you may submit a...

Published 2026-08-02 Views 181

Cooling and heating home with energy icons, households of different sizes, and stacks of benefits

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

How to Apply for the 2026 Energy Voucher and Benefit Amounts by Household Size

The 2026 Energy Voucher helps cover heating and cooling energy costs for households that meet both the inco...

Published 2026-08-02 Views 219

Health activities and blood pressure and glucose checks leading to reward coins

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

Healthy Lifestyle Incentive Program: Eligibility, Points, and Applications

The Healthy Lifestyle Incentive Program is a National Health Insurance Service initiative that awards eligi...

Published 2026-07-31 Views 160

Traveler arriving by plane, passport control, paused health insurance, and a hospital bill

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

Why Hospital Bills Cost More on the Day You Arrive from Abroad and How to Get Health Insurance Coverage

On the day you arrive from abroad, immigration records may not yet be reflected in the National Health Insu...

Published 2026-07-30 Views 179

Older woman beside coins and documents with housing, medical, funeral, and disaster icons

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

Silver Loan for National Pension Recipients: Eligibility, Limits, Interest Rates, and Application Deadlines

The National Pension Silver Loan is a loan program available to National Pension recipients aged 60 or olde...

Published 2026-07-25 Views 251

Older woman beside an envelope of coins, with home, hospital, funeral, and disaster icons

Policy Guide 🇰🇷 South Korea

National Pension Silver Loan: A Guide to Emergency Retirement Loans for Beneficiaries Aged 60 and Older

The National Pension Silver Loan is a program that provides emergency funds for seniors, allowing National ...

Published 2026-07-25 Views 267