Mapo-gu Ready to Provide 'Disaster Emergency Living Expenses' Support... Assistance for 54,230 Households

Support for over 54,230 households... 300,000 KRW for 1-2 persons, 400,000 KRW for 3-4 persons, 500,000 KRW for 5 or more... Choose between Mapo Sarang Gift Certificate or prepaid card, use by June 30

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) announced that it has completed the preparation procedures for supporting the ‘Seoul City Disaster Emergency Living Expenses’ provided to Seoul citizens to overcome the COVID-19 crisis, and since the 30th of last month, it has started a visiting welfare consultation service targeting vulnerable groups.

The Seoul City Disaster Emergency Living Expenses to overcome the COVID-19 crisis are provided to households residing in Seoul with a median income of 100% or less as of midnight on the 18th of last month. However, households receiving government COVID-19 support, recipients of national emergency welfare and Seoul-type emergency welfare, participants in job projects, and unemployment benefit recipients are excluded.

Mapo-gu expects that about 54,230 households, corresponding to about 30% of the total 180,000 households, fall under the median income 100% or less category eligible for support and will receive the disaster emergency living expenses.

The emergency living expenses are paid based on the number of household members: 300,000 KRW for 1-2 persons, 400,000 KRW for 3-4 persons, and 500,000 KRW for 5 or more persons.

The payment method can be chosen by the applicant between Mapo Sarang Gift Certificates (mobile) or prepaid cards, and if the Mapo Sarang Gift Certificates (mobile) are selected, an additional 10% of the payment amount is provided.

The supported emergency living expenses must be used by June 30 to stabilize the livelihood economy affected by COVID-19.

Recently, the district formed the ‘Mapo-gu Disaster Emergency Living Expenses Support Task Force’ led by the deputy mayor to support this emergency living expenses program, and has started operating an integrated investigation team and an operation team to carry out the tasks.

For rapid support, a total of 40 employees have been assigned to the district and the task force in the dong (neighborhood) offices, and 48 temporary workers have been additionally hired for application guidance and consultation, with pre-training completed.

Also, since the announcement of Seoul City’s disaster emergency living expenses support on the 18th, to minimize the time required for related procedures such as target investigation, decision, and payment, 62 computers, 50 printers, and 16 telephones necessary for related work were urgently installed in 16 dong community centers, preparing the readiness.

Applications for disaster emergency living expenses support can be made online from the 30th via the Seoul Welfare Portal (http://wiss.seoul.go.kr). Separately, the district has started a visiting welfare consultation service targeting households with mobility difficulties such as the elderly and disabled.

In-person applications at dong community centers can be made starting April 16, the day after the 21st general election.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “We plan to form a monitoring team to identify problems that may arise during the short-term support process and maintain a regular inspection system so that residents can receive support without inconvenience,” and added, “We will do our best in the support procedures so that the disaster emergency living expenses can help local residents struggling due to COVID-19.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.