Cheonyang County, solution to population decline...choosing 'basic income'.

Published Jan 2, 2026

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[Nongsuchaksan Newspaper=Reporter Nara Park] In response to the structural crisis of population decline in rural areas, Cheongyang County has put forward "basic income" as a solution. Rather than a simple welfare policy, it is an experiment to change the regional economic structure, formalizing the rural basic income pilot project as the top priority of county governance and leading the way in nationwide policy experiments. Cheongyang County held an unveiling ceremony for a signboard with the slogan "2026 Happy Cheongyang with Basic Income" in front of the county office's large conference room on the 2nd, clearly stating its intention to concentrate all administrative capacity on the rural basic income pilot project for the next two years. The event was attended by County Mayor Kim Don-gon, county council members, and department heads.

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Cheongyang County declared the introduction of a universal basic income as its main policy slogan for 2026. Rural policy experiment, Cheongyang becomes a national model Cheongyang County has put forward "basic income" as a solution to the structural crisis of rural depopulation. Rather than a simple welfare policy, it is an experiment to change the regional economic structure, formalizing the rural basic income pilot project as the top priority of the county administration and taking the lead in nationwide policy experiments. Cheongyang County held a plaque unveiling ceremony in front of the county office's main meeting room on the 2nd, announcing the slogan "2026, a Happy Cheongyang with Basic Income" as its policy slogan, and clearly stating its intention to focus all administrative capacity on the rural basic income pilot project for the next two years. The event was attended by around 40 people, including County Mayor Kim Dong-gon, county council members, department heads, and ...
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