Hampyeong-gun Provides Emergency Living Support Funds to Low-Income Crisis Households

A Total of 452.2 Million Won Executed

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Hampyeong County, Jeollanam-do announced on the 11th that it has provided a total of 452.2 million KRW in emergency livelihood support funds to low-income crisis households struggling due to COVID-19.

The emergency livelihood support for crisis households targeted those households experiencing difficulties due to income reduction caused by COVID-19-related job loss, business suspension or closure, and who were not receiving other damage support programs.

Among households with less than 75% of the median income and assets below 300 million KRW, those facing livelihood difficulties due to income reduction from COVID-19 are supported with up to 1 million KRW in cash (for a 4-person household).

Hampyeong County accepted applications for the emergency livelihood support funds through both online and offline methods for about a month starting from last October.

A total of 1,050 applications were received, and after reviewing income and asset investigations and checking for overlaps with other damage support projects, a total of 841 households were finally selected and 452.2 million KRW was provided in the first round.

Notably, the 1,050 applications received exceeded the initially allocated 662 households by more than 150%.

The county requested an increase in project funds from Jeollanam-do to support as many excess applications as possible and secured an additional 48 million KRW.

The county will also accept appeals this month from households deemed ineligible and notified as such to ensure fairness in the selection of recipients.

For omitted applicant households, those whose income reduction is finally confirmed through re-examination of public data will receive a second payment of 13.8 million KRW in emergency livelihood support funds by the 18th.

Lee Sang-ik, Hampyeong County Governor, said, “Although the government extended the application deadline three times due to low application rates for this emergency livelihood support fund, Hampyeong received great response through active promotion, even requesting additional project funds within the first deadline.” He added, “We hope this emergency livelihood support fund will greatly help stabilize the lives of crisis households whose income has decreased due to COVID-19.”

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