Pohang City Pays 4.2 Billion KRW for 1,664 Cases of 'First Earthquake Damage'... 5,399 Cases Under Reconsideration

7093 Reviews Submitted in September-October Last Year ... 30 Cases Determined as Non-Payment Eligible

The scene of last year's Pohang earthquake damage claim reception site.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Pohang City announced on the 19th that it will actively proceed with follow-up procedures following the first decision to provide relief funds by the Pohang Earthquake Damage Relief Deliberation Committee (Chairman Seong Nakin) under the Prime Minister's Office.

On this day, the committee recognized 1,664 cases as victims out of 7,093 cases received from September 21 to October 31, 2020, and decided to provide a total of 4.2 billion KRW (an average of 2.65 million KRW per case, or 3.18 million KRW including previously paid amounts).

In this review, 30 cases were excluded from payment, and 5,399 cases were temporarily deferred. The cases not presented include ▲insufficient documents (5,244 cases) ▲refusal of on-site investigation or loss of contact (89 cases) ▲failure to meet the committee’s detailed criteria such as damage to common areas of apartment complexes (66 cases). These cases are scheduled to be re-examined by the deliberation committee later.

According to the "Delegation Agreement for Earthquake Damage Relief" signed with the committee on August 28 last year, the city plans to promptly carry out the delivery of decision documents pursuant to Article 15, Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Pohang Earthquake Damage Relief Act and the payment of relief funds pursuant to Article 16.

Mayor Kangdeok Lee stated, "We plan to collect opinions on whether the amount recognized and decided as relief funds by the committee is insufficient compared to what citizens expected," and added, "We will continue to work closely with the committee and related ministries to ensure that the relief funds are broadly calculated."

Meanwhile, following the first relief fund decision, the notification letters are expected to be sent by registered mail next week. The payments are expected to be made sequentially in April.

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