Yeonggwang-gun, Emergency Living Expenses Support to Overcome COVID-19

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 14th that it will provide temporary emergency living expenses to residents experiencing economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 disaster situation.

The support target is households registered as residents in the county as of the 29th of last month, with a health insurance premium median income standard of 100% or less (for a 4-person household, 160,865 KRW for the region, 160,546 KRW for workplaces), and property standards of 161.6 million KRW or less in rural fishing villages. Both income and property criteria must be met to be selected as recipients.

However, those who are recipients of temporary living support for low-income groups, COVID-19 quarantine-related living support, emergency welfare recipients, unemployment benefit recipients, special employment workers, and other overlapping support targets are excluded.

The support amount is 300,000 KRW for 1-2 person households, 400,000 KRW for 3-4 person households, and 500,000 KRW for households with 5 or more members, and will be paid via the Yeonggwang Love Card after mid-next month instead of cash.

The application period for online submissions is from the 7th of this month to the 29th of next month, and for in-person submissions, to practice the high-intensity social distancing campaign, it is from the 16th of this month to the 29th of next month.

Those who wish to apply can visit the town or township office based on their resident registration, and it is expected to take more than two weeks to investigate and decide on the recipients.

Governor Kim Jun-seong said, “I hope this will be a warm comfort to residents experiencing economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 disaster and also help revitalize the local economy so that we can overcome this crisis together.”

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