Health ministry briefs students on youth national pension benefits

The health ministry said Friday it held a meeting with students at the National Pension Service headquarters in Jeonju to explain pension benefits aimed at young adults, including a first pension premium support program that takes effect next year. About 70 students from Kongju National University attended.

The session covered the first premium support scheme and an expanded credit system that recognizes time spent on military service and childbirth as contribution periods. It also included an introductory lecture on how the national pension works, a question-and-answer session and a conversation with National Pension Service employees who shared job information and workplace experience.

The ministry has held similar youth outreach events this year in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Sejong and Suwon.

Sohn Ho-jun, the ministry's pension policy director, said the government will keep engaging with younger people to build confidence in the pension system. "We will continue to actively communicate with the younger generation to raise trust in the national pension and do our best to broaden understanding and common ground between generations," he said.