Yeonggwang-gun Extends Application Period for 'Emergency Living Support Fund for Vulnerable Households'

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Jeollanam-do Yeonggwang-gun (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 29th that it will ease the criteria for emergency livelihood support for vulnerable households and extend the application period from 30 days to the 6th of next month to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

The county set the target for emergency livelihood support for vulnerable households as those with a decrease in income of 25% or more due to COVID-19, having a standard median income of 75% or less, and assets of 300 million KRW or less, who are struggling to make a living.

However, to provide additional support to low-income vulnerable households who did not receive benefits, the application criteria were relaxed and the project was changed to simplify the documents.

The main changes are ▲ additional vulnerable households (adding vulnerable households with income decreases other than the existing 25% or more income decrease) ▲ relaxation of application targets (those whose earned income or self-employment income changed to earned income and experienced income reduction) ▲ simplification of application documents, etc.

The emergency livelihood support fund will be paid once in cash from the end of next month to December, after determining the recipients through an investigation of the applicant's income and assets, prioritizing those with higher rates of income reduction within the budget range. The amounts are 400,000 KRW for single-person households, 600,000 KRW for two-person households, 800,000 KRW for three-person households, and 1,000,000 KRW for households of four or more.

However, households receiving basic livelihood benefits, emergency welfare support, or benefits from existing welfare systems or COVID-19 damage support projects such as the Small Business New Hope Fund are excluded from the target.

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