Wando-gun Quickly 'Executes' COVID-19 Government Emergency Disaster Relief Fund

Payment of 14.7 Billion KRW to 25,908 Households

Wando-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 8th that it will provide government emergency disaster relief funds to residents who are experiencing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The application for the ‘government emergency disaster relief fund’ can be made by the head of the household, and regardless of income or property, all citizens will receive 400,000 KRW for single-person households, 600,000 KRW for two-person households, 800,000 KRW for three-person households, and 1,000,000 KRW for households of four or more.

Accordingly, the county plans to provide support starting from the 18th to 25,908 households with a total budget of 14.7 billion KRW.

Earlier, on the 4th, the county prioritized cash payments of 3.8 billion KRW in government emergency disaster relief funds to 8,191 vulnerable households receiving livelihood benefits, basic pensions, or disability pensions, excluding some households that were not paid due to account errors.

For 19 households that were not paid due to reasons such as death, individual accounts will be identified by the 8th and the funds will be provided without a separate application, while the remaining 17,717 households will be able to apply starting from the 11th and receive payments accordingly.

If recipients wish to receive the support funds as credit or debit card points, they can apply online through the website of their current card company starting from the 11th, and from the 18th, they can visit bank branches linked to their cards to apply in person.

Those who wish to receive Wando Love Gift Certificates can apply through the county website starting from the 18th or the head of the household can visit the town or township office to apply.

The support funds can be checked on the emergency disaster relief fund website, and to avoid application congestion, a day-of-the-week system similar to the public mask sales method will be applied.

Residents with mobility difficulties can request a ‘visiting application’ service at their respective town or township office, where a responsible official will visit the household to assist with the application.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol of Wando County said, “I hope the emergency disaster relief funds will be of some help to residents struggling due to COVID-19, such as small business owners and self-employed individuals,” and added, “Wando County will promptly execute the funds under the three principles of ‘expanding the target, making applications convenient, and processing quickly.’”

Meanwhile, Wando County anticipates a surge in ‘smishing’ scams impersonating the COVID emergency disaster relief funds, and is providing guidance on ‘smishing damage prevention actions,’ such as refraining from clicking on links in suspicious text messages, through its website and street banners.

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