Gyeongbuk Yeongcheon City Provides Emergency Living Expenses of 200,000 Won Per Person to All Citizens for 'COVID-19'...

Mayor Choi Ki-moon (right in the photo) participating in quarantine activities in front of Eunhaesa, the main temple of the Jogye Order's 10th district, on March 2nd.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Yeongcheon City, Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 15th that it will provide emergency disaster living expenses to 27,243 households (56,928 citizens) who were unable to receive disaster emergency living expenses due to exceeding 100% of the median income.

The emergency disaster living expenses amount to 200,000 KRW per person, with a maximum of 800,000 KRW for households of four or more. To expedite the payment of emergency disaster living expenses, Yeongcheon City deployed 18 staff members to more than 3,000 households across five eup/myeon/dong areas (Dongbu-dong, Geumho-eup, Gogyung-myeon, Jungang-dong, Wansan-dong).

Additionally, 112 staff members were assigned to 29 apartment complexes with more than 200 households to distribute the emergency disaster living expenses. The city formed task force (TF) teams at 16 administrative welfare centers to prevent confusion at payment counters by dispersing payments by village.

In particular, during the concentrated payment period on the 15th and 16th, 90 police officers were deployed to 29 apartment complexes with more than 200 households and village-based on-site payment locations.

Mayor Choi Ki-moon stated, "Everyone is experiencing unprecedented difficulties due to the COVID-19 crisis that no one could have predicted. Regardless of the amount, this decision was made to share the hardships of all citizens. I hope everyone will stay strong so that the local community stabilizes and the local economy recovers as soon as possible."

Meanwhile, the recipients of this support are citizens who are not included in the low-income temporary living expense support, Gyeongbuk-do disaster emergency living expense support (below 85% of median income), or Yeongcheon City disaster emergency living expense support (between 85% and 100% of median income). Regardless of property and income, individuals will receive 200,000 KRW, and households of four or more will receive up to 800,000 KRW in Yeongcheon Love Gift Certificates.

Yeongcheon City initially announced that it would expand the support range to 100% of the median income, beyond the 85% median income set by Gyeongbuk-do, but due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, it decided to provide emergency living expenses to all citizens.

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