"Why Did My Welfare Benefits Decrease?"... 60s Man Assaults Public Official at District Office

Jung-gu Office / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seul-gi] A man in his 60s, dissatisfied with the reduction in basic living allowance, assaulted the responsible public official and was arrested by the police.

According to Jung-gu District Office of Ulsan City and Jungbu Police Station on the 7th, at around 10:17 a.m. that day, Mr. A (63) visited the Resident Life Support Division of Jung-gu Office and is accused of striking the head of the responsible officer, Mr. B (57), twice with a weapon.

Mr. B, who sustained head bleeding and other injuries, was transported to a hospital by 119 emergency responders who arrived after a report was made, and is currently receiving treatment.

According to Ulsan Jung-gu Office, Mr. A applied for emergency support and basic living allowance simultaneously in February last year and had been receiving the allowance, but from September, the allowance was reduced, leading him to file several complaints at the relevant administrative welfare center.

Mr. A claimed, "The reduction in the allowance was because the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family instructed Mr. B to cut it."

In response, Ulsan Jung-gu Office explained, "Mr. A initially applied for basic living allowance in February last year, but since it took time for the actual selection, the district office first provided 440,000 KRW for two months of emergency living expenses. Afterwards, the difference in the existing allowance was retroactively paid as support funds."

After the retroactive application temporarily increased the support funds, the allowance decreased, which Mr. A misunderstood as a reduction in support funds.

The police stated that Mr. A was apprehended at the scene and that they are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.

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