Gyeonggi-do to Prioritize Payment of Activity Fees for Senior Job Projects

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will prioritize the payment of activity allowances to elderly participants in senior job programs who are facing difficulties in maintaining their livelihoods due to business suspensions caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The province announced on the 29th that it will use local funds (provincial and municipal) to prioritize monthly activity allowances of up to 135,000 KRW for all 81,700 seniors scheduled to participate in this year's programs.

The payment period will cover from the date of job activity suspension until the resumption of the programs.

The province plans to distribute the payments within March after providing prior notice and obtaining individual consent forms.

The senior job program is funded 50% by national funds and 50% by local funds (provincial and municipal) and aims to contribute to income generation for seniors and support their social participation. It is divided into four types: market-type, social service-type, employment placement-type, and public interest activities.

Separately from the prioritized activity allowance payments, the province will additionally provide approximately 17,000 participants in the market-type, social service-type, and employment placement-type programs with Onnuri gift certificates or local currency worth a total of 240,000 KRW (60,000 KRW per month) over four months after the programs resume, along with their wages.

For about 66,700 participants in the public interest activity-type senior job programs, the government will provide similar-scale incentives in the form of Onnuri gift certificates or local currency.

A provincial official explained, "We have prepared support measures because many seniors in the province are struggling to maintain their livelihoods as their senior job activity allowances have been cut off due to the spread of COVID-19."

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