Boseong-gun, Agricultural and Fishery Public Interest Allowance... Agricultural Work Allowed Regardless of Household Members' Occupations

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 7th that it will accept applications for the 2021 Agricultural and Fishery Public Interest Allowance from the 11th of this month to the 10th of next month through each eup and myeon office.

Applicants must have registered as agricultural and fishery business operators before December 31, 2019, have an address in Boseong-gun, and be engaged in agriculture or fishery.

The scope of beneficiaries has also been expanded. Unlike last year, any farmer or fisher who is actually engaged in agriculture or fishery can receive the public interest allowance regardless of the occupation of household members. Last year, even if engaged in agriculture or fishery, those with household members who were public officials or worked in public institutions were excluded from receiving the allowance.

The payment amount is 600,000 KRW per person annually, and 300,000 KRW each will be paid in the first half (April) and second half (October) in the form of local currency, Boseong Sarang Gift Certificates.

However, those with comprehensive income of 37 million KRW or more outside of agriculture and fishery, those who have fraudulently received subsidies such as direct payments, public officials and employees of public institutions, those who have been penalized for violations of the Agricultural Land Act, Mountainous Area Management Act, Livestock Epidemic Prevention Act, or Fisheries Act, and those who have separated households while living with the agricultural and fishery business owner eligible for the allowance are excluded from the payment.

A county official said, “As the number of beneficiaries of the public interest allowance is expanding compared to last year, we will thoroughly check the application requirements to ensure no new eligible applicants are missed, and we will also make every effort to promote the program so that more people can benefit.”

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