"Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Can Now Be Used Even After Moving"

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Allows Usage Area Change
Limited to One Time for Credit and Debit Card Methods

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Recently, citizens who had their use of the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund restricted due to moving to another city or province will now be able to use the fund.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 15th that if a person moves after the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund payment reference date and their registered address changes to another metropolitan local government, they will be allowed to change the usage area of the disaster relief fund.

The change of usage area is allowed only once for Emergency Disaster Relief Funds provided via credit or debit card charging methods. It should be noted that Emergency Disaster Relief Funds received through prepaid cards or local love gift certificates cannot have their usage area changed even if the recipient moves to another city or province.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to provide guidance on specific details such as the range of moving dates eligible for usage area changes, and the application procedures and methods after consulting with local governments.

Originally, the government required applications and payments of the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund to be made based on the head of household’s registered address as of March 29 this year, and usage was only allowed within the local government of that address. If a person moved after March 29, they had to revisit their previous address to use the fund, which made it practically impossible to use the fund if they moved to a distant city or province.

Jinyoung, Minister of the Interior and Safety, stated, "We will prepare improvement measures to ensure that the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund, which is provided to all citizens, can be used smoothly."

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