Refer Report
1st and 2nd place in bill delinquency rate… The total amount in arrears exceeds 11 billion won.
It was found that people in their 20s and 30s had the highest amount of overdue mobile phone bills among all age groups. This is believed to be due to the large number of non-regular workers with irregular income, and the significant increase in the number of ‘resting’ people who do not work or look for jobs.
According to the data on the status of wireless communication bill arrears for domestic telecommunication operators received from the Ministry of Science and ICT by Rep. Park Chung-kwon (People Power Party), a member of the Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the National Assembly on the 30th, as of the end of July, the number of cases of overdue mobile phone bills for people in their 20s was 3. There were 9,839 cases, and the amount in arrears amounted to 5.828 billion won. This is the highest level among all age groups in both number and amount. People in their 30s also had 39,047 delinquent cases and 5.434 billion won in delinquent payments, the second highest among all age groups.
Looking at other age groups, those under 20 years old had 6,923 cases and 846 million won, those in their 40s had 39,684 cases and 5.164 billion won, those in their 50s had 36,083 cases and 4.249 billion won, and those in their 60s had 23,171 cases and 2.5 billion won. The number was 91 million won, and for people over 70 years old, it was 17,039 cases and 1.46 billion won.
This is believed to be because, compared to other age groups, people in their 20s and 30s have more students or non-regular workers with unstable income. In particular, as the economic recession continues, the number of young people who have given up looking for work and are taking a break has increased.
According to the National Statistical Office, the ‘resting’ population, meaning people who just rest without working or looking for work, reached an all-time high of 2.567 million last month. Among them, there were 438,000 people in their 20s, a 14% increase compared to the same month last year.
Representative Park Chung-kwon said, “In a situation where job hunting and unemployment are severe for the 2030 generation, the burden of communication costs is bound to be greater.” He added, “We will expand the benefits of low-cost rate plans for young people who consume large amounts of data, and provide measures to support young people, such as deferring surcharges for overdue charges.” “More active efforts are needed to reduce the burden of communication costs,” he pointed out.
Source: Korean