35 Issue 45. Social Security for Children in Poverty 1) Current status 164. The Act on Prevention of Child Poverty, Support of Children, Etc. was enacted in 2011 prescribes to survey the status of child in poverty, formulate a master plan for child poverty support, and propose that the committee on prevention of child poverty should be established. However, the survey on the status of child in poverty has not been conducted. 165. The Children Development Account (CDA) is a welfare program for impoverished and at-risk children. When a child under 18 makes monthly deposit, the local government will deposit the same amount to his or her account. In 2011, Daejeon had the lowest number of bank account holders at 73.3% while Jeju had the highest number at 98.3%, a 25%p difference between the two regions occured. In terms of savings rate, Daejeon recorded the lowest at 89.5% and Gyeonggi Province recorded the highest at 99.2%, a 9.7%p difference between the two regions showed. Furthermore, the bank account holding rate and savings rate of children who receive basic livelihood subsidies are both lower than that of impoverished and at-risk children. In 2015, the average bank account holding rate of children who received basic livelihood subsidies was 53.3% and the savings rate was 82.1%, which was 15.2%p lower than savings rate of impoverished and at-risk children. In regard to this matter, the National Assembly pointed out in 2016 that differentials in regions and children have occurred due to lack of manpower and insufficient budget of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare, the management agency of the CDA. 166. According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, 14.7% of adolescents between 15 and 19 have worked part-time to make a living (3.8%) and because they were in no condition to receive allowances from their parents (10.9%). 2) Questions 167. Does the government have a detailed action plan to conduct a survey on the current status of child in poverty? 168. What causes the differentials in regions and children in welfare assistance projects for impoverished and at-risk children such as the CDA? What is the government’s assessment on this matter and plan to solve the problem? 169. Is the government aware of present state of adolescents who are working part-time due to financial hardships? Does the government have plan to support them? Issue 46. Workplace (On-Site) Daycare Center

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