Incheon City Provides 61.1 Billion KRW in Consumption Coupons to 110,000 Low-Income Households

140,000 KRW for a 4-person household receiving livelihood and medical benefits
520,000 KRW per person for recipients of living facility benefits
108,000 KRW for a 4-person household receiving housing and education benefits and near-poverty recipients
9 districts provide Incheon e-eum cards, Dong-gu provides local gift certificates

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City will provide 61.1 billion KRW in temporary living support consumption coupons to approximately 110,000 low-income households experiencing economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the city on the 5th, the support targets are basic livelihood security recipients and legally designated near-poverty groups, including ▲ livelihood and medical recipients ▲ recipients in living facilities ▲ housing and education recipients, and near-poverty groups. The support amount will be distributed differentially according to household size and eligibility.

Livelihood and medical recipients will receive 520,000 KRW for a single-person household, 880,000 KRW for two-person households, 1,140,000 KRW for three-person households, 1,400,000 KRW for four-person households, 1,660,000 KRW for five-person households, and 1,920,000 KRW for six-person households. Recipients in living facilities will receive 520,000 KRW per person.

Additionally, housing and education recipients and near-poverty groups will receive 400,000 KRW for a single-person household, 680,000 KRW for two-person households, 880,000 KRW for three-person households, 1,080,000 KRW for four-person households, 1,280,000 KRW for five-person households, and 1,480,000 KRW for six-person households.

Nine districts will distribute the coupons via the Incheon e-eum card, while Dong-gu will provide its own local love gift certificate, the 'Dong-gu Sarang Gift Certificate' (paper type).

The city decided to provide the Incheon e-eum card in a 'non-registered prepaid rechargeable' form that can be used at all stores in Incheon without installing a smartphone app, considering the characteristics of vulnerable groups such as the elderly.

However, the Incheon e-eum card cannot be used at department stores, large supermarkets, SSMs (corporate supermarkets), vehicle and large home appliance retailers, entertainment establishments, and gambling-related businesses.

The distribution is planned to be staggered starting from the 13th, and the payment schedule for each recipient will be notified in advance via mail and phone.

Recipients can confirm their eligibility and receive the gift certificates at the administrative welfare centers in their resident registration address's eup, myeon, or dong. For those who have difficulty visiting, various methods such as visiting welfare services will be used to deliver the coupons.

For more details, contact the basic livelihood security department of the district or the administrative welfare center in eup, myeon, or dong.

An Incheon city official stated, "By providing temporary living support consumption coupons through the local currency Incheon e-eum card, we hope to help the lives of low-income groups struggling due to COVID-19 and contribute to increasing sales for small business owners, thereby promoting a virtuous cycle in the local economy."

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