Ulsan City Expands Support for Low-Income and Special-Type Workers Affected by COVID-19

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Ulsan City is easing the application criteria for the special local employment response support project for COVID-19 for low-income workers and special-type workers, and will begin the second round of applications from the 6th.

This support has relaxed the income criteria from the previous 'persons with median income 100% or less' to 'persons whose 2019 annual income is 50 million KRW or less (if a couple belongs to the same household, combined income of 85 million KRW or less),' and the support amount has been adjusted to a fixed payment of 500,000 KRW per month if labor is not provided for more than 5 days. Support funds can be provided for up to 2 months.

The eligible recipients are citizens who did not provide labor for 5 or more days or whose monthly income decreased by 25% or more between April 1 and April 30. Those who could not apply for support funds for the period from February 23 to March 31 during the April application period can apply retroactively during the May application period.

For detailed information such as application period and method, check the announcement on the Ulsan City website and apply by the 18th through the Ulsan Job Foundation, or the nearest city/district/county job support center, Ulsan Shipbuilding Hope Center, or Ulsan Yangsan Employers Association.

An official from Ulsan City said, "We will do our best to ensure practical support by easing the income criteria for proxy drivers, private tutors, and others who were excluded due to exceeding income during the April application period."

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