Daegu City Extends Application Period for Emergency Livelihood Support for Vulnerable Households

Originally from October 30 to November 6... Support Criteria Also Relaxed

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin is entering the funeral hall at Samsung Seoul Hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where the late Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of Samsung Group, is lying in state on the night of October 26.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 28th that it will extend the application period until November 6th along with the relaxation of the emergency livelihood support criteria for households in crisis due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This measure follows the change in guidelines and relaxation of criteria by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, postponing the original deadline for emergency livelihood support, which was scheduled to expire on October 30th, by one week.

Additionally, the criteria for low-income households (below 75% of the median income) whose earned income or business income has decreased by 25% or more compared to before the spread of COVID-19 have been simplified to a decrease of 25% or less in income. Regarding required documents, besides income verification documents issued by public institutions such as the National Tax Service, bank transaction statements or self-declaration of income reduction can also be accepted.

Emergency livelihood support for households in crisis is provided to COVID-19 affected households (below 75% of the median income) who are struggling to make a living due to income reduction caused by job loss, business suspension, or closure resulting from COVID-19.

Daegu City will investigate income, property, and income reduction status, as well as overlap with existing welfare systems and other COVID-19 support programs, and from November to December, will provide a one-time payment (via bank transfer) of 1 million KRW for households of four or more (400,000 KRW for one person / 600,000 KRW for two people / 800,000 KRW for three people).

When making payments, priority will be given to those with an income or sales reduction rate of 25% or more, and for those with a reduction rate below 25%, final decisions will be made considering priority such as higher income or sales reduction rates within the budget limits of each district or county.

Jo Dong-du, Director of Welfare at Daegu City, stated, "We will actively identify and support citizens to ensure that no one is left out by relaxing the criteria and extending the application period."

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