SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the stabilization of living and to the promotion of welfare of single-parent families by supporting them to maintain the stable functioning of family and stand on their own feet. <Amended on Jan. 16, 2018>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 17, 2007]

Article 2(Responsibility of the State) #

(1) The State and local governments shall take the responsibility of promoting the welfare of single-parent families.

(2) The State and local governments shall create environments to support the rights and interests, and independence of single-parent families, and formulate and implement policies therefor. <Newly Inserted on Apr. 12, 2011; Jan. 21, 2014; Jan. 16, 2018>

(3) The State and local governments shall take necessary measures such as education and public relations, in order to prevent prejudice and discrimination against single-parent families and ensure that each member of the community will understand and respect the families. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 22, 2013; Dec. 20, 2016>

(4) The Minister of Education and the superintendent of education in a Special Metropolitan City, Metropolitan City, Special Self-Governing City, Do, or Special Self-Governing Province shall formulate and implement policies to require kindergartens defined in Article 2-2 of the Early Childhood Education Act and schools defined in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Article 2 of the Higher Education Act to provide education that facilitates the understanding of single-parent families. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 20, 2016>

(5) The State and local governments shall endeavor to achieve the self-reliance of young single-parent families. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 21, 2014; Dec. 20, 2016>

(6) Every citizen shall cooperate in promoting the welfare of single-parent families. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2011; Mar. 22, 2013; Jan. 21, 2014; Dec. 20, 2016>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 17, 2007]

SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Responsibility of the State) #

Article 3(Rights and Responsibilities of Single-Parent Families)

Article 4(Definitions) #

Article 5(Scope of Persons Eligible for Support) #

Article 5-2(Special Cases concerning Persons Eligible for Support) #

Article 5-3(Provision and Publicity of Materials or Information) #

Article 5-3(Formulation and Execution of Implementation Plans) #

Article 5-4(Single-Parent Family Day) #

Article 5-5(Formulation of Master Plans for Single-Parent Family Policy) #

Article 6(Status Survey) #

Article 6-2(Education for Public Officials in Charge of Support for Single-Parent Family) #

Article 7 #

Article 8 #

Article 9(Support for Single-Parent Family Welfare Organizations) #

Article 10(Surveys on Persons Eligible for Support) #

Article 11(Applications for Welfare Benefits) #

Article 12(Details of Welfare Benefits) #

Article 12-2(Verification of Grounds for Welfare Benefits) #

Article 12-3(Provision of Financial Information) #

Article 12-4(Refusal and Change of Welfare Benefits) #

Article 12-5(Accounts for Receiving Welfare Benefits) #

Article 13(Welfare Fund Loans) #

Article 14(Acceleration of Employment) #

Article 14-2(Connection of Employment Support) #

Article 15(Installation of Stalls and Service Booths within Public Facilities) #

Article 16(Priority in Using Public Facilities) #

Article 17(Family Support Services) #

Article 17-2(Educational Support to Young Single-Parents) #

Article 17-3(Support for Payment of Childcare Expenses) #

Article 17-4(Self-Reliance Support for Young Single-Parents) #

Article 17-5(Health Screening of Young Single-Parents) #

Article 17-6(Support for Health Care for Unmarried Mothers, etc.) #

Article 17-7(Care and Education for Children and Youth) #

Article 18(Sale and Rent of Units of National Housing) #

Article 18-2(Establishment of Single-Parent Family Counseling Phones) #

Article 19(Single-Parent Family Welfare Facilities) #

Article 20(Establishment of Single-Parent Family Welfare Facilities) #

Article 21(Closure or Suspension) #

Article 22(Obligation of Entrustment) #

Article 23(Supervision) #

Article 24(Closure of Facilities) #

Article 24-2(Hearings) #

Article 25(Subsidization of Expenses) #

Article 25-2(Collection of Expenses from Ineligible Recipients) #

Article 26(Orders to Return Subsidies) #

Article 27(Prohibition of Transfer, Security and Seizure) #

Article 28(Requests for Review) #

Article 29(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 30(Joint Penalty Provisions) #

Article 30-2(Administrative Fines) #

Article 31(Delegation of Authority) #