Daegu City to Provide 100,000 Won Each to 177,000 Low-Income Individuals... Separate from Government's 5th Support Fund

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Daegu City announced on the 16th that it will provide an additional National Support Fund of 100,000 KRW per person to about 177,000 low-income individuals who are struggling financially due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The recipients of the 'Additional National Support Fund for Low-Income Groups,' which is paid separately from the government's 5th disaster relief fund, include basic livelihood security recipients, legally designated near-poor groups, and single-parent families receiving child-rearing support.

Basic livelihood security recipients of livelihood and housing benefits, near-poor disabled persons, and single-parent families receiving child-rearing support, who do not need to verify account information, will receive the payment in a lump sum on the 24th directly to the account of one representative of the beneficiary household without a separate application.

However, basic livelihood security recipients of medical and educational benefits, near-poor groups with reduced personal burden, near-poor self-support groups, and households confirmed as near-poor must apply separately at the Eup/Myeon/Dong administrative welfare centers or go through an account verification process to receive the payment.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Ministry of Health and Welfare call center (129), the city’s Dalgubeol call center (120), or the local Eup/Myeon/Dong administrative welfare center.

Park Jaehong, Director of the Welfare Bureau of Daegu City, said, "We hope this will provide some help to low-income residents in the region who are experiencing economic difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic," and added, "We will do our best to ensure that no eligible recipients are missed."

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