In February 2020, the Basic Youth Act was passed through the National Assembly. The Basic Youth Act guarantees the dignity, values, rights and responsibilities that our youth will enjoy as human beings. If the youth policy in the past focused on youth unemployment, the Basic Youth Act includes not only employment but also the overall social policy infrastructure such as education, housing, welfare, and participation. In this regard, this study was attempted to establish the basic direction of policies for each area of youth policies necessary for the establishment of the first basic youth policy plan. In particular, three detailed research contents were set as follows. The first is, ‘What difference should the policy direction of the first Youth Policy Basic Plan have from existing policies?’, The second is, ‘If we change the policy direction, which policy should we focus on?’ and The third was ‘what management system should be established to achieve the policy goals’. To this end, in this study, first, through the content analysis of the Basic Youth Act, the factors to consider in setting policy directions were identified. Second, the characteristics of the government's existing youth policies were analyzed. Third, the importance of support policies was identified by conducting an Internet survey targeting young adults. Fourth, ideas of universal youth policies to be developed were collected through expert meetings.

We conducted a study of changes in the enrolment of children from dual earner, marriage immigrants, and low-income in early child care centres. The study was carried out using the Newly Married Couple Statistics and Child Care Survey, and Child Care Statistics which offers unique possibilities to study child care enrolment. The results show that regional inequality has changed differently and public child care centres. Also, the recent policy strategy resulting in a significant increase in the child care use from dual earner families while resulting in a significant decrease in marriage immigrants families. The results implies that the inequalities in childcare use was deepened among multicultural families in Korea.

This study analyzed the characteristics of medical expenses in Korea using healthcare utilization data to suggest improvements to the national health insurance fee schedule. The main problems of the fee system are the reversal of the conversion index and the low compensation for examination fees. These can distort the allocation of resources and introduce dysfunction into the delivery system in healthcare services, which can also be identified through an analysis of medical expenses. While the share of outpatient treatment among hospital expenses increased, its share of clinic expenses decreased. The proportion of total medical expenses for clinics decreased, and that of outpatient medical expenses also showed a decreasing trend. The study suggests improvements to the national health insurance fee schedule based on scenario-based simulation results by unifying the conversion index and examination fees.

This study investigated the possibility of non-face-to-face services to be utilized for the rights protection services for care workers. In-depth interviews and FGI(Focus Group Interview) with service providers and care workers were conducted. According to the result, there was a greater demand for non-face-to-face rights protection services due to its high accessibility without time and space constraints. However, problems such as deterioration of quality of services and digital divide also occurred. Policy tasks for the extension of non-face-to-face rights protection services are suggested. First, it is necessary to install more supporting centers for care workers. Second, non-face-to-face education, counseling and psychological support can be strengthened. Third, there is a need for a platform for care workers’ information and communication. Finally, infrastructure for data usage must be expanded.

This study attempted to capture the gender and intergenerational characteristics of housing funding in newlyweds. Seven out of 10 newlywed couples were found to receive parental support. The amount of parental support varied across families of different asset levels. This study divided the observed newlyweds into two groups: those with more than half their housing fund coming from their parents (dependent type), and those with less than 50 percent of their housing fund given by the parents (independent type). The younger the age at marriage, the more prone to single-income earning, and the higher the asset level, the greater the likelihood of belonging to the parental dependent type. This study also found that support from parents in all social strata centered mainly on the husband's parents. Women had lower incomes and were less likely to receive housing funding from their own parents. Women were often placed in a state of double dependence, a factor destabilizing their position in the marriage process.