The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Choi Hwi-young, hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) will provide an annual support fund of 150,000 won for the 'Integrated Culture Card (hereinafter Culture Nuri Card)' this year, which is an increase of 10,000 won compared to the previous year, in order to expand cultural enjoyment opportunities for socially vulnerable groups.

In addition, an additional 10,000 won in support funds will be provided to teenagers (aged 13-18) and those entering old age (aged 60-64), totaling 160,000 won, to more closely support cultural enjoyment demand according to life cycle stages.

The 'Culture Nuri Card' support program is aimed at supporting cultural, artistic, travel, and sports activities for basic livelihood recipients aged 6 and above (born before December 31, 2020) and legal low-income groups. The Ministry has been increasing the support amount almost every year to ensure that users can actually enjoy culture. This year, a total of 374.5 billion won (national budget 263.6 billion won, local budget 110.9 billion won) will be allocated to support a total of 2.7 million people.

From the 2nd to November 30th, the 'Culture Nuri Card' can be applied for and issued through nationwide resident centers, the 'Culture Nuri Card' Nuri House (www.mnuri.kr), and a mobile application (app), and the issued card must be used by December 31st.

Those who spent more than 30,000 won with the 'Culture Nuri Card' last year and still maintain eligibility this year will have the support funds automatically recharged to their card without needing to apply separately. Those who have completed the automatic recharge will receive a notification message, and from February 2nd onwards, they can also check the status of automatic recharge through nationwide resident centers, the Culture Nuri Card Nuri House, phone (1544-3412), and the mobile application (app).

The 'Culture Nuri Card' can be used at over 35,000 cultural arts, domestic travel, and sports affiliate stores nationwide, providing various benefits such as a 2,500 won discount on movie tickets, a 10% discount on major bookstore purchases, up to 40% discount on admission fees for the four major sports (volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball), performance and exhibition admission fees, musical instrument purchase costs, accommodation fees, amusement park entrance tickets, sports facility usage fees, and sports equipment discounts (discount rates vary by affiliate store). Additionally, each person can use up to 4 donated ticket vouchers ('Sharing Tickets' for free or discounted) per month (up to 3 times).

By using the 'Culture Nuri' Nuri House or mobile application (app), users can check detailed information on regional and sector-specific affiliate stores, free and discounted benefits, 'Sharing Tickets', and even search for affiliate stores near them through location-based services. The Ministry plans to continuously increase the number of new affiliate stores to allow users to enjoy a more enriching cultural life.

Especially, to address the lack of accessibility to information about the Culture Nuri Card and to ensure that those who have not received the card or feel inconvenience in using it are not left out, the Ministry actively identifies non-beneficiaries in collaboration with the government's representative administrative notification service, the National Assistant 'Guppi', and supports visually impaired users and blind users in obtaining Braille cards.

Furthermore, to prevent inconvenience from missing the card reissuance period, a service is provided to notify users one month before the expiration date of the card's validity. If the card usage limit is insufficient, users can charge up to a maximum of 300,000 won (within 2 million won per year) in addition to government support funds and can make easy payments online and offline at affiliate stores by registering only the 'Culture Nuri Card' information with simple payment services (NH Pay, Naver Pay, etc.) without the physical card.