Guro-gu to Provide Up to 1 Million Won to Voluntarily Closed 'Hagwon and Gyoseupso'

Support for Easing Financial Difficulties of Businesses Actively Participating in 'Social Distancing'... Facilities with 8 or More Consecutive Closure Days Between 1st and 21st... Applications Accepted Until 14th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) will provide up to 1 million KRW to academies and private institutes that voluntarily close.

On the 10th, Guro-gu announced that it will provide closure support funds to help alleviate the financial difficulties of academies and private institutes actively participating in social distancing.

The support targets facilities among the 764 academies and private institutes registered with the Seoul Southern Education Support Office that are located in the district and close for at least 8 consecutive days between the 1st and 21st of this month.

Support funds of 100,000 KRW per day of closure will be provided, up to a maximum of 10 days (1 million KRW).

The application period is until the 14th of this month, and applications can be submitted by visiting Lecture Room 2 on the 2nd floor of the Guro-gu Lifelong Learning Center in the new district office building or by emailing the person in charge at sooglaube@guro.go.kr. (On Saturdays and Sundays, only email applications are accepted.)

Applicants must prepare documents including the closure support fund application form, a closure certificate issued by the Southern Education Support Office, a copy of the business registration certificate, a copy of the representative’s ID, and a copy of the bankbook. For more details, refer to the news section on the district office website.

Guro-gu plans to conduct spot checks on academies and private institutes that apply for the closure support fund to verify compliance with the closure.

A Guro-gu official said, “We thank the academy and private institute representatives who decided to close during these difficult times,” and added, “We hope everyone will unite in practicing social distancing so that we can overcome COVID-19 as soon as possible.”

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