Pocheon City to Provide 200,000 KRW Disaster Relief Income per Citizen

Priority Payment Before Installation for Vulnerable Groups

Pocheon Mayor Park Yoon-guk announced the policy to provide disaster basic income on the 28th. [Provided by Pocheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province will provide disaster basic income of 200,000 KRW per person to all citizens.

On the 29th, according to Pocheon City, the city decided to provide disaster basic income to citizens amid battles against foot-and-mouth disease, African Swine Fever (ASF), highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), and the COVID-19 virus.

The recipients include approximately 161,000 people, consisting of 147,000 citizens residing in Pocheon as of midnight on the 19th of this month according to Gyeonggi Province’s payment policy, 12,000 registered foreigners, and residents who moved to Pocheon by the 27th.

The total amount of disaster basic income is 32.2 billion KRW, funded from the contingency budget of the main budget. Thus, Pocheon citizens will receive a total of 300,000 KRW per person, combining the 100,000 KRW disaster basic income provided by Gyeonggi Province.

Applications will be accepted both online and offline, with online applications in February and on-site applications in March. Additionally, vulnerable groups will be prioritized for payment before the Lunar New Year.

The payment methods under consideration include the Gyeonggi local currency card as well as credit and debit cards, and detailed plans will be prepared in line with the provincial disaster basic income payments.

Mayor Park Yoon-guk said, "Although it may not be abundant, I hope that the disaster relief funds provided by Gyeonggi Province and Pocheon City this time will serve as a catalyst for the recovery of the local economy."

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