Gyeonggi-do Provides 21.8 Billion KRW Emergency Support to 29,000 Households Affected by COVID-19

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] It has been revealed that Gyeonggi Province supported 21,828 million KRW to 29,199 low-income households in the province over two months from April to May through the relaxation of the emergency welfare system.

The emergency welfare system is a program that provides living expenses for a certain period to households with less than 90% of the median income who are temporarily in crisis due to reasons such as fire, disaster, or unemployment.

Once approved as a support target, a four-person household receives 1.23 million KRW per month in living expenses.

Since April, the province has accepted applications for the emergency welfare system targeting ▲ temporary and daily workers who have had income interruption for more than one month due to COVID-19 difficulties ▲ simplified tax small business owners whose sales in the last month decreased by 25% or more compared to the same period last year (50% for general taxpayers) ▲ workers who lost income.

In particular, as COVID-19 confirmed cases and quarantined individuals have increased recently in logistics centers in the metropolitan area, the province is accepting applications for living support expenses and emergency welfare living expenses for quarantined temporary, daily, and platform workers.

Lee Byung-woo, Director of the Welfare Bureau of the province, said, "Over the past two months, Gyeonggi Province has implemented various policies to help vulnerable groups, such as emergency welfare for citizens in crisis, COVID-19 living support expenses, and temporary living support for low-income groups." He emphasized, "As COVID-19 is prolonged, we will continue to strive to ensure that low-income citizens in crisis due to income reduction, unemployment, or leave can quickly receive the necessary support."

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