Wando-gun Actively Encourages Kind Spending of Government Emergency Disaster Relief Funds

Wando County Office Building Exterior (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 20th that it has been accepting applications for the government emergency disaster relief fund through 'visiting applications' since the 11th, and will distribute Wando Love Gift Certificates at the local treasury from the 9th of next month.

The government emergency disaster relief fund is provided to stabilize the lives of citizens suffering from an unprecedented economic downturn due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and to revive the depressed economy. Wando-gun is supporting a total of 25,908 households with a budget of 14.7 billion KRW.

The county expects that the emergency disaster relief fund, including the Wando Love Gift Certificates, will serve as a catalyst to revitalize the local economy by being used within the jurisdiction.

Residents can apply for the emergency disaster relief fund by choosing either the nationwide common check/credit card or the Wando Love Gift Certificates. Unused balances on check/credit card points will expire, so they must be used within Jeollanam-do by August 31.

On the other hand, the Wando Love Gift Certificates can be used within five years from the date of issuance, but to actively encourage the use of gift certificates by August 31 to revitalize the local economy affected by COVID-19, the county plans to actively promote this through local newspapers and other media.

Additionally, since there are no separate guidelines related to objection application adjustments in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's government emergency disaster relief fund project guidelines, the county has established the 'COVID-19 Related Government Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Objection Application Adjudication Committee' to minimize any potential damage to residents caused by errors in the disaster relief fund database.

This is a safeguard to enable objective and reasonable household composition and member adjustments, as well as decisions on fund payments based on the adjustment details.

The committee reviews objection applications registered at the eup/myeon offices every Tuesday.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol of Wando-gun said, “We are operating visiting applications and the emergency disaster relief fund objection application adjudication committee so that our residents can receive the government emergency disaster relief fund more conveniently and accurately. If any inconvenience occurs during the application and reception of the emergency disaster relief fund, please feel free to contact the eup/myeon offices or the relevant departments at the county office for assistance.”

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