Incheon City to Provide Self-Support Jobs for 3,800 People This Year... Also Supports Self-Support Incentives

Expansion of Welfare Facility Assistants, Car Wash Services, and Rental Housing Management Projects

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 26th that it will invest a budget of 42.5 billion KRW this year to provide self-support work jobs to 3,800 low-income individuals. This is an increase of 200 people compared to last year.

As the COVID-19 pandemic prolongs, the city plans to increase welfare facility helpers such as food market assistants and self-support helpers to provide self-support jobs necessary for poverty prevention and self-reliance support for low-income groups.

Additionally, in collaboration with Incheon International Airport Corporation and Incheon Urban Corporation, the city will promote new self-support projects such as car wash business and rental housing management business, aiming to expand 5 more project groups in addition to the existing 121 groups.

Furthermore, among the participants in self-support work, about 350 livelihood benefit recipients will receive an additional 30% of their self-support work income (self-support incentive), and 8.9 billion KRW will be provided to 5,600 low-income individuals as asset formation support projects.

Last year, the city expanded six 'Kkumideun the Cafe' locations and two 'Kkumideun Workplace' locations, which are Incheon-type self-support workplaces, and was recognized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare for promoting the revitalization of self-support projects, receiving the Presidential Institutional Award in the self-support project field in 2020.

An official from Incheon City stated, "Due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, many economic difficulties are expected for low-income vulnerable groups this year as well," and added, "We will continuously discover self-support projects suitable for local conditions by linking with military districts, self-support centers, and local public institutions to provide quality self-support jobs to them."

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