Jinju City to Provide Additional National Support Funds for Low-Income Households

An Additional 100,000 KRW Per Person Paid to Legal Low-Income Groups Including Basic Livelihood Security Recipients

Jinju City Hall Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 11th that it will provide additional temporary national support funds to about 19,300 low-income individuals, including basic livelihood security recipients and legally designated near-poor classes, who are struggling due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This support fund is separate from the 5th disaster relief fund and will be provided as a one-time payment of 100,000 KRW per person, paid collectively to the representative account of the household.

Basic livelihood security recipients receiving monthly welfare benefits (living and housing benefits), legally designated near-poor classes (near-poor disabled pension, near-poor disability allowance), and single-parent families will receive the payment without a separate application.

For basic livelihood security recipients without registered welfare benefit accounts (medical and education benefits) and near-poor classes (near-poor low burden relief, near-poor class confirmation), the township and town offices and dong administrative welfare centers at their place of residence will individually guide the recipients to identify their accounts.

The city will make the first payment of the support funds on the 24th after confirming the eligible recipients, and additional payments will be made on September 15 for those with account errors and newly eligible households until the end of August.

A city official stated, “Although this support fund is temporary, we hope it will help households, and we will do our best to promote it so that all eligible recipients can apply without omission.”

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