Mokpo City to Provide Disaster Relief Fund of 100,000 Won to All 225,000 Citizens

Government Disaster Relief Excludes Jeonse Bus Workers? Religious Facilities Also Supported

Mayor Kim Jong-sik of Mokpo is delivering a statement. (Photo by Mokpo City)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City has decided to provide disaster relief funds to all citizens due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Mokpo City on the 27th, 100,000 KRW in cash will be provided to all citizens (225,000 people), and 500,000 KRW will be given respectively to charter bus workers (230 people) and religious facilities (550 locations) that were excluded from the government's three rounds of disaster relief funds.

The total required amount is 23.19 billion KRW, which will be secured by reducing budgets for non-urgent projects and event-related expenses. The city plans to finalize this plan after approval by the Mokpo City Council in early February.

The application period for the disaster relief funds is from the 4th of next month to March 3rd, and payments will begin on the 5th of next month.

The disaster relief fund recipients for all citizens are those registered as residents in Mokpo as of the 27th, and applications can be made online or offline (at each neighborhood administrative welfare center).

Applications will be processed based on a five-day system according to the last digit of the birth year, and to prevent congestion at the counters, the head of the household (or a delegated household member) must apply. After eligibility verification, the funds will be deposited into individual accounts of household members.

Charter bus workers' disaster relief funds can be applied for starting from the 27th by submitting an application form and supporting documents to the Transportation Administration Division of Mokpo City Hall, if they are drivers affiliated with charter bus companies in the jurisdiction, and the funds will be deposited into their accounts.

Religious facilities eligible are those that received administrative orders for quarantine measures, excluding those that were subject to assembly bans. Applicants must bring the application form and supporting documents to each neighborhood administrative welfare center or the Culture and Arts Division of Mokpo City Hall for in-person submission, after which the funds will be deposited into their accounts.

To ensure smooth payment of the disaster relief funds, the city has organized and operates four teams led by the Deputy Mayor: the Support General Team, All Citizens Support Team, Charter Bus Support Team, and Religious Facilities Support Team.

Mayor Kim Jongsik stated, “I hope the disaster relief funds will be used promptly and appropriately to revitalize Mokpo’s economy, and I ask everyone to unite their strength and wisdom until the COVID-19 situation is resolved.” He added, “We will boldly move forward while establishing a foundation that can dramatically advance Mokpo’s development amid the COVID-19 crisis.”

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