Ulsan City to Distribute 15.1 Billion KRW in 'Education Disaster Relief Fund' Starting the 14th... 100,000 KRW per Student

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Starting from the 14th, Ulsan will be the first city nationwide to provide the 'Education Disaster Relief Fund' to parents facing economic difficulties due to prolonged home learning caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the 13th, the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education announced that it will support 151,412 students from 441 kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools in the area with 100,000 KRW per student. The payment notification will be sent through home correspondence and text messages to parents' mobile phones, and the funds will be transferred to the students' school banking accounts or parents' accounts without a separate application.

Previously, Ulsan City, its five autonomous districts/counties, and the Ulsan Office of Education agreed on economic support based on the principle of 'compulsory education guaranteed by the state.' The budget consists of 9.3 billion KRW from the free meal budget that could not be executed in March and April due to the postponement of school reopening, plus an additional 5.84 billion KRW prepared by the Office of Education through a supplementary budget, totaling 15.1 billion KRW. The Office of Education bears 12.28 billion KRW (81%), while Ulsan City and the five districts/counties bear 2.86 billion KRW (19%).

The Ulsan Office of Education distributed the budget to schools in advance to release the support funds as quickly as possible, and from the 14th, the funds will be disbursed through students' school banking accounts.

For kindergartens or schools not using school banking, the support funds will be directly transferred to parents' accounts. For new students who have not yet applied for school banking, kindergartens and schools will send school banking application forms or education disaster relief fund application forms via email or mail, receive the account information, and provide the payment accordingly.

If parents or legal guardians are unable to open a bank account for personal reasons or if account transfers are inevitably not possible, the support will be provided in the form of 100,000 KRW worth of Onnuri gift certificates.

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