Gangbuk-gu to Provide Additional 100,000 KRW National Support Fund per Person to Low-Income Households

Cash Support of 100,000 KRW per Person for Basic Livelihood Security Recipients and Lower-Income Groups... Separate from the 5th Disaster Relief Fund, Distributed by September 15

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Gyeom-su) will provide the ‘Additional National Support Fund for Low-Income Groups’ to ease the financial burden on low-income households struggling due to COVID-19.

The ‘Additional National Support Fund for Low-Income Groups’ is separate from the 5th disaster relief fund (COVID-19 Coexistence National Support Fund), which targets 88% of the entire population, and will provide 100,000 KRW per person according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s plan.

The beneficiaries include basic livelihood security recipients, legally defined near-poor groups, and single-parent families receiving child-rearing support, with approximately 27,423 people expected to benefit as of August.

Basic livelihood security recipients of living and housing benefits, near-poor disabled persons, near-poor disability pension recipients, near-poor disability (child) allowance recipients, and legally defined single-parent families receiving child-rearing support will receive the fund collectively into the welfare benefit account of one representative household member without a separate application. However, basic livelihood security recipients of medical and education benefits, near-poor self-pay reduction recipients, near-poor self-support recipients, and households confirmed as near-poor will receive the fund after a separate account verification process for the beneficiaries.

The support fund is scheduled to be paid out collectively on the 24th, and those with account errors or newly designated legal low-income groups in August will receive additional payments by September 15.

Mayor Park Gyeom-su of Gangbuk-gu said, “I hope the additional national support fund provided this time will help stabilize the lives of vulnerable groups,” and added, “We will do our best to prepare policies to embrace those in need and overcome hardships together.”

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