44.5% of Households in Gyeongnam Receive Government Disaster Relief Funds... On-site Applications Start Tomorrow

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Building Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 17th that the application rate for the government emergency disaster relief fund exceeded 40% just five days after the application process began.

Starting from the 11th, only holders of credit and debit cards began applying for the government emergency disaster relief fund through the respective card companies' websites.

The number of households eligible for the government emergency disaster relief fund in the Gyeongnam area is 1,464,932, with the total amount to be paid reaching 928.492 billion KRW.

As of the 15th, the province reported that 652,615 households, accounting for 44.5% of the eligible recipients, had received 409.966 billion KRW.

From the 18th, on-site applications for the government emergency disaster relief fund will also begin at banks and administrative welfare centers in towns, townships, and neighborhoods of cities and counties.

Regarding the Gyeongnam-type emergency disaster relief fund, which is provided to households with income below 100% of the median income (the lower 50% income bracket) and can be received in addition to the government emergency disaster relief fund, as of the 15th, 536,523 households, or 82.8% of the 648,322 eligible households, have received 166.2 billion KRW.

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