Gyeonggi Residents Receive Up to 1.87 Million KRW More in Disaster Basic Income Including Government Support Funds

Kim Hee-gyeom, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, is holding an emergency briefing.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province and its 31 cities and counties have rebutted claims that residents will receive less of the government's emergency disaster relief funds starting from the 4th due to the prior payment of disaster basic income.

On the 4th, Kim Hee-gyeom, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, stated in a briefing regarding the government's emergency disaster relief fund payment, "There may be differences in the amount received depending on the number of household members or the city/county if the payment was already made in advance by local governments," adding, "However, regardless of the number of household members, Gyeonggi residents receive more than the government standard, the highest amount nationwide."

Deputy Governor Kim further explained, "For a single-person household in other provinces, the government support is 400,000 won, but a single-person household in Gyeonggi Province receives between 490,000 and 840,000 won when combining support from Gyeonggi Province, the city/county, and the government," and "For a four-person household, the government support is 1,000,000 won, but the actual amount received by a four-person household in Gyeonggi Province, when summed in the same way, ranges from 1,470,000 to 2,870,000 won."

In conclusion, Deputy Governor Kim explained that a single-person household in Gyeonggi Province receives 90,000 to 440,000 won more, a two-person household 220,000 to 920,000 won more, a three-person household 340,000 to 1,390,000 won more, and a four-person household 470,000 to 1,870,000 won more.

This is due to a dual structure where the lower 70% income bracket's funds are shared by the government (80%) and local governments (20%), while the upper 30% income bracket's funds are fully covered by the government. The two sources are combined (government bearing 87.17%) and calculated per household member.

Looking at the government's emergency disaster relief funds by city/county, 25 cities and counties including Suwon, which link with government support, provide ▲ 348,000 won for single-person households ▲ 523,000 won for two-person households ▲ 697,000 won for three-person households ▲ 871,000 won for households of four or more.

Six cities and counties including Seongnam add their own funds, paying ▲ 348,000 won for single-person households ▲ 561,000 to 600,000 won for two-person households ▲ 748,000 to 800,000 won for three-person households ▲ 935,000 to 1,000,000 won for households of four or more. Additionally, since the government bases support on health insurance standards and Gyeonggi Province distinguishes households based on resident registration, another variable arises.

Under the Health Insurance Act, spouses and children registered as dependents are considered part of the same economic community as the insured and counted as the same household, even if they are registered in different resident registration households.

However, direct ascendants (parents) registered as dependents under the Health Insurance Act but residing at different addresses from the insured are not considered the same economic community and are regarded as separate households.

The government's support payment methods include ▲ cash ▲ credit/debit card ▲ prepaid card ▲ local currency.

Cash support is limited to households receiving basic livelihood security benefits, basic pensions, or disability pensions that require urgent support, and will be paid into accounts starting from this day.

Other households must apply online starting from the 11th, with the head of the household being the applicant in principle.

Offline on-site applications will begin on the 18th, and to avoid congestion, a mask day system based on the last digit of the birth year will be applied, similar to Gyeonggi Province's disaster basic income.

Like Gyeonggi Province's disaster basic income, government support funds have usage restrictions and cannot be used at large supermarkets, department stores, online shopping malls, entertainment establishments, etc.

Gyeonggi Province has formed a "Gyeonggi Province Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Promotion Task Force" led by Deputy Governor Kim to cooperate with the government and cities/counties to ensure smooth payment of the emergency disaster relief funds, starting operations from the 1st.

Deputy Governor Kim emphasized, "Government support funds target all citizens (residents) just like Gyeonggi Province's disaster basic income, but the difference is that Gyeonggi Province bases it on individuals, while the government bases it on households," adding, "We will do our best to ensure that government support funds are paid quickly and smoothly to all residents to revitalize the local economy once again."

Among the nationwide 21.71 million households, 5.5 million households in the province, accounting for 25.3%, are eligible for payment.

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province's disaster basic income, which began payment on the 9th of last month, has been applied for by about 10.65 million people, or 80.3% of the entire provincial population, as of the 3rd of this month.

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