Jinju City Implements Temporary Livelihood Support Project for COVID-19 Crisis Response

Targeting Low-Income Crisis Households Not Receiving Benefits from COVID-19 Relief Programs

Jinju City Hall Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 3rd that it will promote the government-supported 4th disaster relief fund, the ‘Temporary Livelihood Support Project,’ to address welfare blind spots in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

The ‘Temporary Livelihood Support Project’ is a program that provides 500,000 KRW per household in June to low-income crisis households that have experienced income reduction but have not benefited from COVID-19 damage support programs, provided they meet income and property criteria.

The eligible households are those registered residents of Jinju City as of March 1 this year, whose income from January to May this year has decreased compared to 2019 or 2020 income, with a household income at or below 75% of the median income (3.65 million KRW per month for a four-person household) and property valued at 350 million KRW or less. Financial assets and debts are not separately applied.

However, households receiving basic living security livelihood benefits, emergency welfare livelihood support, emergency employment stabilization subsidies, or government support funds such as the Buttimgok Plus Fund this year are excluded from support.

On-site applications will be accepted from the 17th to June 4th at the resident’s local eup/myeon office and donghaeng community welfare center. The head of the household, household members of the same household, or a proxy may apply.

The support fund will be paid in June after verifying the applicant’s income, property, and duplication status. Regardless of the number of household members, 500,000 KRW (one-time payment) per household will be deposited into the application account. However, households eligible for the management coupon (300,000 KRW) support for small-scale farms such as agriculture, fishery, and forestry will receive only the difference of 200,000 KRW if they meet the temporary livelihood support requirements.

Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il said, “It is very regrettable that the number of families experiencing economic difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is increasing,” and added, “We will actively carry out administration to ensure that low-income target families are not excluded or inconvenienced in applying.”

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