Haenam-gun Provides Emergency Livelihood Support Funds to Households in COVID-19 Crisis

Haenam-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeonnam, will provide emergency livelihood support funds to households in crisis who are struggling to make a living due to income reduction caused by job loss or business suspension amid COVID-19.

According to Haenam-gun on the 9th, the eligible recipients are wage earners whose earned income has decreased by 25% or more compared to before COVID-19, those who received unemployment benefits after job loss since February 2020 but have not found employment after the benefits ended, and business owners whose business income (sales) has decreased by 25% or more. The household income must be 75% or less of the median income (3,562,000 KRW for a family of four), and household assets must be 300 million KRW or less.

The support amount is 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, paid in cash via bank transfer.

Online applications (internet, mobile) can be made from the 12th to the 30th on the ‘Bokjiro website,’ and on-site (in-person) applications can be submitted at the local town or township offices in the applicant’s jurisdiction from the 19th to the 30th.

However, households that have received basic livelihood benefits or emergency livelihood support, emergency employment stabilization funds, Small Business New Hope Support Fund, Closed Store Re-challenge Incentive, Worker Employment Retention Support, Youth Special Employment Support, program participants, or unemployment benefits and other government support are excluded.

County Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan stated, “We will do our best to provide support to help low-income crisis households overcome difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, even if only a little.”

For more details, contact the Haenam County Office Resident Welfare Division or the Hope Care Team at the town or township office.

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