Gwangju City Provides Living Support Funds to Low-Income Households

Support of 200,000 Won per Eligible Household from the 9th Without Separate Application

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 7th that it will provide living support funds to low-income households, excluding those receiving various livelihood benefits, as the relative difficulties faced by vulnerable groups have increased due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the maintenance of social distancing at level 2.

This living support fund is being promoted as part of Gwangju City's 12th Livelihood Stabilization Measures, prepared for citizen safety, stabilization of the livelihood of the working class, and regional economic recovery ahead of the one-year mark of COVID-19 occurrence in the Gwangju area.

The recipients are approximately 30,000 households residing in Gwangju City from February 2, when the 12th Livelihood Stabilization Measures were announced, until the time of support payment, who hold qualifications for basic livelihood security recipients and legally designated lower-income classes.

However, recipients of basic livelihood security living expenses, government emergency welfare, Gwangju-type emergency welfare (Yellow Whistle), and Gwangju-type basic security system households receiving living expense support are excluded from this payment.

The living support fund will be deposited directly into the accounts of eligible households by the district administrative welfare centers without a separate application process, at 200,000 KRW per household.

Originally, Gwangju planned to provide the support funds via the Gwangju Saengsang Card to promote local consumption, but considering the prevention of COVID-19 spread and that for low-income households the support funds are directly linked to living expenses, the payment method was changed to account deposit.

Gwangju City plans to identify the recipients' accounts and start payments from the 9th, preferably before the Lunar New Year. For some district administrative welfare centers where payment before the Lunar New Year is difficult due to COVID-19 spread, the payment schedule will be flexibly managed, including payments after the Lunar New Year.

Park Hyang, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau of the city, said, “While doing our best to maintain flawless quarantine for citizen safety, we will also not neglect providing an appropriate social safety net to citizens in difficulty,” and added, “We will closely cooperate with autonomous districts and district administrative welfare centers to ensure citizens can receive the support funds without inconvenience.”

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