On the First Day of Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Application, 1.21 Trillion KRW Applied by 1.808 Million Households Nationwide

The government's emergency disaster relief fund credit and debit card recharge application began at 7 a.m. on the 11th through the websites of nine card companies. Similar to the public mask 5-day rotation system, the application follows a day-of-the-week system, and from the 16th, applications can be made at any time. The support amounts are 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. The photo shows a citizen in Jongno-gu, Seoul, applying for the support fund that day. Photo by Kim Hyunmin kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 12th that on the first day of applying for emergency disaster relief funds via credit and debit card charging on the 11th, a total of 1,807,715 households nationwide applied for a total of 1.2188 trillion won.

By region, 399,881 households in Seoul applied for 264.26 billion won, 476,546 households in Gyeonggi-do applied for 301.937 billion won, and 109,374 households in Busan applied for 76.377 billion won.

On that day, only heads of households whose birth year ends in 1 or 6 were able to apply for the emergency disaster relief funds. On the second day, the 12th, heads of households whose birth year ends in 2 or 7 can apply.

The day-of-the-week system will be applied only during the first week of implementation, and from the 16th of this month, applications can be made regardless of birth year. Additionally, from the 18th, applications can also be made offline at nationwide branches of banks affiliated with card companies.

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