Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Applied by 3.76 Million Households in Two Days ... Totaling 2.5 Trillion Won

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, but from the 16th, applications can be made at any time. The support fund 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 Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 13th that over the two days from the 11th to the 12th, a total of 3,759,245 households nationwide applied for emergency disaster relief fund credit and debit card charging, amounting to 2.5253 trillion won.

On the second day of applications, the 12th, 1,951,530 households applied, totaling 1.3065 trillion won. Previously, on the 11th, 1,807,715 households applied for 1.2188 trillion won.

By region, based on the cumulative two-day data, Gyeonggi-do had 991,454 households applying for 625.3 billion won, accounting for 26.4% of the total application amount.

Following that, Seoul had 830,958 households applying for 547.6 billion won, Busan had 227,672 households applying for 158.6 billion won, and Incheon had 222,296 households applying for 156.4 billion won.

During the first week of emergency disaster relief fund applications until the 15th, a day-based system similar to the public mask 5-day rotation system will be applied. On the 13th, heads of households whose birth year ends in 3 or 8 can apply through each card company's internet homepage and smartphone applications.

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