Hwasun-gun Opens Applications for 'Energy Voucher' Starting from the 21st

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ji-woon] Jeonnam Hwasun-gun (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 20th that it will accept applications for the ‘Energy Voucher’ for energy-vulnerable groups from the 21st until the end of December.

The Energy Voucher program is a system that deducts fees for purchasing electricity, city gas, district heating, kerosene, LPG, briquettes, etc., or provides vouchers (coupons) in card form to economically disadvantaged energy-vulnerable groups.

To apply, applicants must meet both income criteria and household member characteristic criteria.

Applicants must be recipients of livelihood or medical benefits under the National Basic Livelihood Security Act, and either the applicant or a household member must belong to one of the following categories: elderly, infants, disabled, pregnant women, patients with severe or rare diseases, patients with severe intractable diseases, single-parent families, or children’s homes.

Applications can be submitted at the administrative welfare center of the applicant’s registered residential address.

The support amount varies by household size: 1-person household 96,500 KRW (summer 7,000 KRW · winter 89,500 KRW), 2-person household 136,500 KRW (summer 10,000 KRW · winter 126,500 KRW), 3-person household 170,500 KRW (summer 15,000 KRW · winter 155,500 KRW), and 4-or-more-person household 191,000 KRW (summer 15,000 KRW · winter 176,000 KRW).

The usage period is divided into summer (July 1 to the end of September) and winter (October 6 to the end of April next year), and unused summer amounts can be carried over to winter.

For more details, contact the county office’s Job Policy Office or the administrative welfare center of the registered residential address.

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