Daegu City Provides 500,000 Won Livelihood Support to Crisis Families... Estimated 43,000 Households with 'Income Reduction'

Online registration from May 10 to 28, on-site registration from May 17 to June 4

Daegu City Hall view. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Daegu City will provide 500,000 KRW in living support funds to low-income crisis households experiencing economic difficulties due to COVID-19. The recipients of this support are crisis households excluded from the 4th disaster relief fund, estimated to be about 43,000 households.

As of March 1, households registered as residents whose income from January to May this year has decreased compared to income in 2019 or 2020, must have a standard median income of 75% (3.66 million KRW for a 4-person household) and assets below 600 million KRW. Financial assets and debts are not separately checked or applied. Additionally, recipients of basic livelihood security living allowances, emergency welfare living support recipients, and those eligible for the 4th disaster relief fund are excluded.

Applications for the temporary living support fund can be made online or by visiting in person. For online applications, you can apply through the Bokjiro website from 9 a.m. on May 10 until May 28. Only the head of the household can apply online, and applications are operated by a birth year odd-even system.

For in-person applications, visit the administrative welfare center in your district from May 17 to June 4. The head of the household, household members of the same household, or a proxy (such as a legal representative) can apply.

The temporary living support fund will be paid at the end of June after verifying income, assets, and overlap with other projects for applicants only. The payment amount is 500,000 KRW per household regardless of the number of household members and will be deposited in cash via bank transfer. Households eligible for the management support voucher (300,000 KRW) for small-scale farms in agriculture, fisheries, and forestry can receive the difference of 200,000 KRW when applying for this temporary living support fund.

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin said, "I hope all citizens facing difficulties will definitely apply for this temporary living support fund to help with their living," and added,

"We will strive to make this an opportunity for citizens to recover their daily lives before COVID-19 and to have hope and courage in life."

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