Chungnam Provides 500,000 Won Per Household for Temporary Livelihood Support to Low-Income Families

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is launching a ‘Temporary Livelihood Support Project’ targeting low-income households left in the blind spots of COVID-19 damage support.

According to the province on the 9th, the project targets households registered in Chungnam as of March 1, and those with a median income of 75% or less and assets below 350 million KRW for small and medium-sized cities, or below 300 million KRW for rural fishing villages, are eligible.

However, households that have already received existing welfare benefits such as Basic Livelihood Security (livelihood benefits), emergency welfare, or COVID-19 emergency support funds such as Emergency Employment Stability Support and Buteemok Plus Fund are excluded from eligibility.

Exceptionally, the Agricultural, Fishery, and Forestry Management Support Project (small-scale farm temporary management support voucher of 300,000 KRW) can be applied for concurrently, and if eligibility requirements are met, the difference of 200,000 KRW will be paid.

Applications will be processed separately online and on-site, and support funds are expected to be paid to eligible recipients next month.

First, online applications can be made through the Bokjiro website from the 10th to the 28th, and on-site applications can be submitted by household heads, household members, or representatives visiting the administrative welfare centers of their respective Eup, Myeon, or Dong from the 17th until the 4th of next month.

The support amount is 500,000 KRW per household. After the application period ends, the province plans to investigate income, assets, and overlap with other projects to decide on support and pay the amount to the applicant’s account by the end of next month.

For more details, inquiries can be made through the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health and Welfare Counseling Center, the city or county office in charge of the applicant’s address, or the Eup, Myeon, or Dong administrative welfare center.

A provincial official stated, “We will do our best to promptly implement the project to minimize civil complaints and help low-income crisis households with reduced income regain stability in their lives.”

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