7.13 Million People Apply Online for Gyeonggi-do Disaster Basic Income... On-site Applications Open Until End of July

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] It has been reported that 7.13 million residents of Gyeonggi-do applied for the 'Disaster Basic Income' online.

Gyeonggi-do announced on the 2nd that a total of 7,130,811 applications were received by the end of last month for the online application of Disaster Basic Income (using credit cards and local currency cards), which started on the 9th of last month.

This accounts for 53.7% of the total 13,273,002 residents of the province.

The total application amount was 1.1273 trillion KRW, which includes the Gyeonggi-do support fund (100,000 KRW), support funds from 18 cities and counties (ranging from 50,000 to 250,000 KRW), and proxy applications for minors.

By city and county, Yongin had the highest number with about 655,000 applicants, followed by Hwaseong with about 584,000, Seongnam with about 488,000, Bucheon with about 434,000, Pyeongtaek with about 246,000, and Siheung with about 234,000.

In terms of application amounts, Hwaseong (175.4 billion KRW), Yongin (131 billion KRW), Seongnam (97.6 billion KRW), and Bucheon (65.1 billion KRW), which provide city and county support funds simultaneously with Gyeonggi-do, had high amounts.

Online applicants used credit cards and local currency cards, and when used at local currency affiliated stores, the payment amount is deducted from the card billing amount.

Meanwhile, from the 9th to the 30th of last month, a total of 10,319,331 applicants (application amount of 1.6213 trillion KRW), accounting for 77.7% of all eligible recipients in the province, applied through both online and offline methods.

By payment method, 3,188,520 people (49.4 billion KRW), or 30.9%, applied through offline (prepaid card) on-site applications starting from the 20th of last month, and 7,130,811 people (1.1273 trillion KRW), or 69.1%, applied through online applications which closed from the 9th to the 30th of last month.

Offline applications are being accepted until the end of July at 545 Eup, Myeon, and Dong administrative welfare centers in 31 cities and counties, 216 Nonghyup branches, and 725 local agricultural cooperative counters.

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