Government and local-government support payments are created fresh every year and their conditions change often, so instead of searching for them yourself each time, it's better to first check an integrated service that automatically finds what matches your situation.
1Start by checking the support payments you've missed
Subsidy24 (Gov24 Benefit Finder) finds, in one search, the government support payments and benefits that match your situation — age, household type, income, and so on — so you don't miss them simply from not knowing.
2For life-stage welfare services, use Bokjiro
Bokjiro (Welfare Portal) lets you search life-stage welfare services — from pregnancy and childbirth to old age — and apply online directly. Entering your age or household situation narrows the results down to just the services that fit.
3If you're young, also check On-tong Youth
For youth-targeted support payments, On-tong Youth (Youth Policy Platform) lets you search nationwide central- and local-government youth policies and payments matched to your conditions. If you're a college or graduate student, also check the Korea Student Aid Foundation National Scholarship for income-based tuition support and student loans.
4Don't forget to claim your card points, too
It's not a support payment, but unused reward points scattered across your various credit and check cards can also be checked all at once through Integrated Card Point Lookup, where you can cash out even a single point immediately.
Services mentioned in this guide
Subsidy24 (Gov24 Benefit Finder)
A Gov24 service that finds government support payments and benefits you may have missed without knowing they existed, matched to your situation
24 hours (for lookups)
Operated by · 행정안전부
Cost · Free
Bokjiro (Welfare Portal)
The Ministry of Health and Welfare's main welfare portal for searching life-stage welfare services and applying online directly
24 hours
Operated by · 보건복지부·한국사회보장정보원
Cost · Free
On-tong Youth (Youth Policy Platform)
An integrated youth-policy platform that searches nationwide central and local-government youth policies and support payments matched to your situation
24 hours
Operated by · 국무조정실 청년정책조정실
Cost · Free
Korea Student Aid Foundation National Scholarship
The Korea Student Aid Foundation's official site for applying for the income-based National Scholarship for tuition support and student loans
Online 24 hours, counseling center (1599-2000) on weekdays
Operated by · 한국장학재단
Cost · Free
Integrated Card Point Lookup
A service that lets you check reward points scattered across multiple credit/check cards in one place and cash out even a single point instantly
24 hours
Operated by · 여신금융협회
Cost · Free