Changwon City Provides Changwon-style Disaster Relief Fund to 1,720 Unpaid Leave Workers and Youth Unemployed

Unpaid Leave Workers 1,279 and Youth Unemployed 441 to Receive 500,000 Won Each

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Changwon City, Gyeongnam announced on the 5th that it has provided disaster relief funds of 500,000 KRW per person to 1,720 workers on unpaid leave at workplaces with fewer than 50 employees and unemployed youth.

The city received a total of 1,986 applications since the 18th of last month and ultimately selected 1,720 recipients for the payment.

Among them, 1,436 people applied for the "Support Project for Workers on Unpaid Leave at Workplaces with Fewer than 50 Employees," which supports workers at small businesses who took unpaid leave for five days or more between October 1 and December 31 of last year. After excluding those not enrolled in employment insurance, 1,279 were selected as the first payment recipients.

Additionally, those who applied during the first recruitment period but needed to supplement their documents, as well as applicants during the additional recruitment period, are planned to receive payments by the end of February.

The city extended the application period until the 8th of this month to provide benefits to more citizens and is accepting applications online and by mail.

Meanwhile, 550 people applied for the "Changwon Youth Disaster Relief Fund," which supports youth who have been unemployed after working part-time, short-term, daily, or as temporary workers since December last year.

Among them, 441 people, excluding those receiving unemployment benefits, were finally selected for support.

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