"Government Universal Support for Disaster Basic Income Should Prevent Competition and Confusion Among Local Governments"

Integrated Union's Proposal Regarding Discussions on 'Disaster Basic Income'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] The National Integrated Public Officials Labor Union (Chairman Lee Chung-jae, photo) expressed concerns on the 27th about the competition among local governments regarding the recently discussed 'Disaster Basic Income' by the government and local authorities. They argued that “the central government should promptly clarify its stance on the Disaster Basic Income to prevent unnecessary competition and confusion among local governments.”

They also stated that they sent a letter of opinion containing these points to the Blue House and relevant government departments, requesting that the policy be reflected accordingly.

In the letter, the Integrated Union proposed, “The government should provide universal support to all citizens experiencing economic difficulties, and local governments nationwide should consider a method of providing tailored support by selecting economically vulnerable groups in addition to this.”

This approach was reviewed as a practical measure to eliminate fairness controversies among local governments by dividing roles between the government and local authorities in supporting the Disaster Basic Income, and to help vulnerable groups in difficult situations.

The Integrated Union also presented an alternative to concerns about administrative gaps arising from the Disaster Basic Income support tasks. They suggested temporarily granting access rights to basic citizen information to organizations such as the National Health Insurance Corporation, assigning them the Disaster Basic Income support tasks to minimize administrative gaps.

Regarding the ongoing discussions on Disaster Basic Income that have recently attracted public attention, the Integrated Union proposed a plan to simultaneously implement the government's universal support and local governments' selective support, emphasizing that “support should be promptly provided to vulnerable groups suffering from the economic downturn.”

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