The South Korean government wants shut-in kids to leave the house and go outside
Tuesday to provide potentially thousands of dollars a year in education, job counseling and health support to those between the ages of 9 and 24 living as recluses.
Qualifying South Korean youth get funds through several categories, including 650,000 won per month for general living costs. South Korea is set to become one of the world’s most aged countries or territories by 2044, outpaced only by Hong Kong for the largest share of people over the age of 65, according to Statistics Korea.
The measure was introduced just weeks after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared the birthrate and the subsequent decline in productivity a “crucial national agenda,” urging officials to adopt an “emergency mindset” to the issue.Demographic trends are set to undermine the country’s productivity long-term. The number of babies expected per woman fell to 0.78 last year, according to data released by the statistics office in February.
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