
Tuition support of up to 105,000 won and 110,000 won per month for underprivileged children and adolescents and the disabled
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Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province, will operate a sports course voucher support project in 2027 to expand sports participation opportunities for underprivileged children and adolescents and the disabled.
Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 11th that it will accept applications for the '2027 Sports Course Pass Support Project' until the 27th to expand sports participation opportunities for underprivileged children and youth and the disabled.
The youth/youth sports course voucher is for children and youth aged 5 to 18. Children and adolescents from households receiving statutory livelihood, medical, housing, and education benefits, the next lower class, and legally single-parent families can apply.
Selected recipients will receive sports course tuition support of up to 105,000 won per month.
Sports course tickets for the disabled are for registered disabled people aged 5 to 69, and disabled people registered under the Welfare of Disabled Persons Act can apply.
Selected recipients will receive sports course tuition support of up to 110,000 won per month.
The support period for both projects runs from January to December next year and may end early when the budget is exhausted.
Those who wish to apply can apply online after registering as a member on the Sports Course Pass website (for children and teenagers: svoucher.kspo.or.kr, for people with disabilities: dvoucher.kspo.or.kr) or visit the nearest town/myeon/dong administrative welfare center or Yangju City Hall to apply in writing.

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