Seongnam City Provides 230,000 KRW to Vulnerable Workers for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will provide a sick leave income loss compensation of 230,000 KRW so that vulnerable workers such as daily workers can undergo COVID-19 testing without worrying about their livelihood.

The support targets are short-time workers working less than 40 hours per week, daily workers, special-type workers, and caregivers residing in Seongnam.

Among these vulnerable workers, compensation will be provided if they underwent diagnostic testing based on a doctor's opinion due to suspected COVID-19 symptoms after the 4th of this month and self-quarantined until the test result (negative) notification date.

Applications are accepted until December 11.

The city has secured a budget of 224 million KRW for the compensation payment.

However, confirmed COVID-19 patients (positive cases) and those subject to mandatory self-quarantine who receive COVID-19 living support funds will not be eligible for this compensation to prevent duplicate benefits.

Applicants should send the application form (available on the city website → City News → Announcements), qualification verification documents, and a resident registration abstract to the Employment and Labor Division of Seongnam City Hall via email (snlabor@korea.kr) or registered mail.

The compensation will be paid via a prepaid card, which is valid for three months from the date of receipt.

The prepaid card can be used at approximately 4,700 Shinhan Card affiliated stores in Seongnam, excluding department stores, large supermarkets, corporate franchises, and businesses with annual sales exceeding 1 billion KRW.

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