Jinju City to Expand Temporary Emergency Welfare Support Due to COVID-19

Preparation of improvement plans including additional crisis reasons and expansion of property criteria, to be expanded and implemented by the end of the year

Providing counseling for prompt welfare services to vulnerable households in Jinju City (Photo by Jinju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 6th that it will provide emergency welfare support to low-income households facing difficulties due to unemployment, temporary closure, or business suspension by applying relaxed criteria until March.

The "Emergency Welfare Support System" is a program that provides rapid welfare services to households in crisis that require urgent support due to temporary emergency situations.

The main improvements to support low-income crisis households struggling with livelihood due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) include ▲extension of the period for applying system improvements ▲establishment of support criteria for self-employed, special-type workers, freelancers, etc. ▲expansion of property criteria from 118 million KRW to 200 million KRW ▲increase of the financial asset deduction ratio from 65% to 150% of the median income ▲relaxation of emergency medical support criteria, among others.

Jinju City has supported 2,550 households with 1.669 billion KRW for emergency living, medical, and housing expenses, and plans to prioritize the execution of 1.408 billion KRW in project funds this year, securing additional budget through supplementary budgets if necessary.

A city official stated, "We will continue to actively identify welfare blind spots through human resource networks such as the Eup/Myeon/Dong Community Security Council and honorary social welfare officers to ensure that more eligible recipients can receive emergency welfare support."

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