Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for matters necessary for addressing the problem of low birth rate and developing social environment for raising infants in healthy conditions by providing multi-child families with economic support for raising their children.

Article 2 (Definitions) Terms used in this Ordinance shall be defined as follows:
1. "Multi-child family" means a family that raises two or more children born or adopted into the family;
2. "Infant" means a preschool child of less than six years of age;
3. "Infant-raising benefit" means monetary support for expenses necessary in raising infants;
4. "Child care" means social welfare services for protecting and raising infants healthfully and safely and providing education appropriate for the characteristics of the development of infants;
5. "Child-care facility" means a facility installed or authorized pursuant to Article 12 or 13 of the Infant Care Act;
6. "Custodian" means a person in parental authority, a guardian, or other person who has de facto custody of an infant;
7. "Child-care grant" means a grant given for child-care fees by the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "City") or a Gu to a child-care facility in order to subsidize child-care for the infants entrusted to the child-care facility, within the maximum standard child-care fees prescribed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Article 3 (Scope of Application) This Ordinance shall apply to multi-child families who are registered residents of the City.

Article 4 (Basic Principles) (1) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") shall endeavor to mitigate economic expenses for raising children of multi-child families.
(2) The Mayor shall respect parents' options in economic support for raising infants and shall pursue the equality in such support.
(3) The Mayor shall avoid overlapping in providing support for expenses for raising children.
(4) All benefits shall be provided upon application by custodian.

Article 5 (Eligibility for Support) The Mayor may provide any of the following persons with the benefits under Article 6:
1. A custodian who raises one or more infants in addition to two children;

2. A custodian who gave birth to and raises triplets or more.

Article 6 (Benefits for Multi-Child Families) (1) The child-care grant and the infant-raising benefits, for which a multi-child family is eligible, are as follows:
1. Where child-care services are provided by a child-care facility for an infant raised by a multi-child family in addition to two children, a grant shall be provided for child-care fees each month within the maximum of 50% of the standard child-care fees determined by the City;
2. Where a parent or a custodian raises an infant on his/her own in addition to two children without child-care services provided by a child-care facility, the infant-raising benefit shall be paid within the maximum of 100,000 won per month.
(2) A family with triplets or more shall be entitled to the same benefits, for all infants born together, as the benefits provided for the third child.

Article 7 (Sharing of Expenses) Expenses for the child-care grants or infant-raising benefits shall be borne by the City and each autonomous Gu equally, half and half: Provided, That the child-care grants for low-income families shall be governed by the Infant Care Act and the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Child Care.

Article 8 (Application for Benefits) (1) A person eligible for the child-care grant or the infant-raising benefit shall file an application for the child-care grant or the infant-raising benefit with the Dong office having jurisdiction over his/her domicile.
(2) In cases of the child-care grant, the Mayor may demand a custodian to submit income-related information.
(3) The child-care grant or the infant-raising benefit shall be paid from the day on which a decision to pay it is made.

Article 9 (Measures for Recovery) If it is discovered that a person received the child-care grant or the infant-raising benefit by fraud or other wrongful means, the Mayor or the competent head of Gu shall take measures for recovery without delay.

Article 10 (Relationship with Other Acts and Subordinate Statutes) If any other Act or subordinate statute provides a benefit similar to the child-care grant or the infant-raising benefit, such Act or subordinate statute shall be deemed to take precedence over this Ordinance: Provided, That if the level of support provided under other Acts and subordinate statutes fails to reach the level prescribed in this Ordinance, support for the difference may be provided.