Hwasun-gun Launches 'Emergency Livelihood Support Project' for Low-Income Crisis Households

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 7th that it will implement an emergency livelihood support project for low-income crisis households whose income has decreased by more than 25% due to the impact of COVID-19.

According to the government's 4th supplementary budget, the county will provide the second round of COVID-19 disaster relief funds from the 12th to the 30th.

Online applications can be submitted from the 12th via the Bokjiro website, and on-site applications can be made from the 19th at the resident's local eup/myeon administrative welfare center.

The application period is until the 30th.

The support targets are households registered as of the 9th of last month, with income reduced by more than 25% due to COVID-19-related unemployment or business suspension, with a standard median income of 75% or less (3,562,000 KRW for a 4-person household), and assets of 300 million KRW or less.

Recipients of basic livelihood benefits, emergency livelihood benefits, and other COVID-19 emergency support programs are excluded from eligibility.

Households that have received government support such as emergency employment stabilization funds, Small Business New Hope Funds, Closed Store Re-challenge Incentives, Worker Employment Retention Support, Youth Special Employment Support Program participants, and job-seeking benefits are also excluded.

The payment amounts are 400,000 KRW for a single-person household, 600,000 KRW for a two-person household, 800,000 KRW for a three-person household, and 1,000,000 KRW for households of four or more. The support funds will be paid once in cash to the application account in December after income and asset investigations.

The county operates a day-of-week system to facilitate faster and smoother applications.

Applicants whose birth year ends in 1 or 6 can apply on Monday, 2 or 7 on Tuesday, 3 or 8 on Wednesday, 4 or 9 on Thursday, and 5 or 0 on Friday.

Odd numbers can apply on Saturdays, and even numbers on Sundays. However, weekend applications can only be made online.

A county official said, “We will actively discover and promote various projects to stabilize the livelihoods of crisis households suffering from COVID-19 and to eliminate blind spots.”

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