Jangseong-gun Eases Selection Criteria for 'Basic Livelihood Security Recipients' Starting This Year

[Jangseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Hangyu] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Yu Guseok) announced on the 7th that it will ease the selection criteria for basic livelihood security recipients and the standards for supporting obligors starting this year.

The county expects that more residents will be able to receive livelihood benefits.

The new standard for livelihood benefit payments in the new year is a monthly income of 548,000 KRW (based on a single-person household, 30% of the median income), which is a 4.02% increase from last year.

The housing benefit payment amount increased by 3.16% from last year and is 163,000 KRW for a single-person household.

Housing benefits can be applied for within 45% of the median income.

Starting this year, the “Youth Housing Benefit Separate Payment System” will be implemented, allowing unmarried youth aged 19 to 30 living outside the parents’ household due to schooling or job seeking to receive housing benefits separately from their parents’ household if they belong to a housing benefit recipient family.

The criteria for applying supporting obligors have also been further relaxed. From the new year, among households eligible for livelihood benefits, those including ▲ elderly aged 65 or older ▲ single-parent families ▲ persons with severe disabilities will not be subject to the supporting obligor criteria.

However, if the supporting obligor’s income is 8.34 million KRW or more per month or general assets are 900 million KRW or more, the supporting obligor criteria will continue to apply.

Governor Yu Duseok said, “We will widely publicize the changes in basic livelihood security starting this year, focus on identifying eligible recipients, and create a happy Jangseong for all residents.”

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