Jinju City Temporary Livelihood Support Fund of 2.26 Billion KRW Distributed to 4,640 Households Completed

City Receives 160% of Planned Applications Through Active Promotion

Jinju City Hall Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam announced on the 28th that it has paid a total of 2.26 billion KRW to about 4,600 households as a result of accepting applications for the ‘Temporary Livelihood Support Project’ for citizens experiencing economic difficulties such as income reduction due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The support project provides 500,000 KRW per household to low-income crisis households that do not receive benefits from other support projects, provided they meet income and property criteria.

Since the project started on the 10th of last month, the city actively promoted the program through its website, local broadcasts, and the bus information management system to ensure no household missed the opportunity to apply, resulting in about 160% of the initially planned applications.

In particular, for crisis households such as daily workers and street vendors who find it difficult to prove income reduction, the city accepted income reduction declaration forms and conducted a support eligibility review to ensure that assistance was provided to genuinely struggling households through proactive administration.

The support fund of 500,000 KRW per household was fully paid to 4,445 households on the 25th, and an additional 200,000 KRW difference was paid on the 28th to 195 households eligible for small-scale farm voucher support.

A city official stated, “We made efforts to identify eligible recipients with the hope that even a single citizen could receive support benefits,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to carry out proactive administration to prevent welfare blind spots from occurring.”

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