Gwangju City Provides Living Support Funds for COVID-19 Hospitalized and Isolated Patients

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] ‘Living support funds’ will be provided to households of people and patients who are in isolation at home, hospitals, or other facilities due to COVID-19.

Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on this day that applications for living support funds for people hospitalized or isolated due to COVID-19 will be accepted from the 17th at the administrative welfare centers in their respective districts of residence.

The city plans to provide living support funds to those hospitalized or isolated due to COVID-19 to encourage active cooperation with treatment and isolation, thereby preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the local community.

Eligible recipients are those who have received an isolation (hospitalization treatment) notice issued by the public health center, have been hospitalized or isolated, faithfully comply with the authorities’ measures according to the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, and have not received paid leave.

Workers employed by public institutions funded by the state or institutions receiving wage subsidies from the state are excluded from eligibility.

The support fund is paid as emergency welfare living support for one month if hospitalized or isolated for 14 days or more: 454,900 KRW for a single-person household, 774,700 KRW for a two-person household, 1,002,400 KRW for a three-person household, 1,230,000 KRW for a four-person household, and 1,457,500 KRW for households of five or more. Those isolated for less than 14 days receive a reduced living support fund, with the isolation period calculated based on the dates on the isolation notice and the isolation release notice.

Meanwhile, employers who provide paid leave to workers hospitalized or isolated due to COVID-19 will be reimbursed for those costs.

The paid leave support amount is determined based on the daily wage of the relevant worker, with a daily cap of 130,000 KRW. Applications can be made at the nearest National Pension Service branch, and living support funds and paid leave support cannot be received simultaneously.

Ryu Mi-su, head of the city’s Social Welfare Division, said, “We hope that those undergoing self-isolation or hospitalization treatment will strictly follow isolation rules and responsibly cooperate with self-management for the safety of themselves, their families, and the community.”

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