Daegu City Provides 20,000 Won Transportation Allowance for COVID-19 Vaccination to Low-Income Severely Disabled Individuals

For Mobility Convenience of Basic Livelihood Security Recipients with Severe Disabilities

Daegu City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Daegu City will provide 'vaccination transportation expenses' to low-income people with severe disabilities.

Daegu City announced on the 7th that it will support transportation expenses of 20,000 KRW per person to help severely disabled people receiving basic livelihood security benefits use transportation according to their individual circumstances for vaccination.

In the second quarter, Daegu City conducted voluntary vaccinations for residents of facilities for the disabled and users of daytime care facilities for the disabled.

In the third quarter, users of vocational rehabilitation facilities for the disabled, participants in disability employment projects, and people with developmental disabilities are participating in vaccinations. In addition, vaccinations for the 18 to 49 age group are underway, so the number of vaccinated disabled people continues to increase.

Since severely disabled people may incur additional transportation costs to visit vaccination centers, Daegu City has newly prepared support measures to reduce the burden on low-income recipients.

The support targets are severely disabled people receiving basic livelihood security benefits who have completed vaccination. Those residing in facilities and seniors aged 75 or older who completed vaccination in the first half of the year and received other mobility convenience services are excluded.

The number of severely disabled people receiving basic livelihood security benefits in Daegu City was found to be 16,511.

Eligible individuals can apply for support by visiting the local town or township community service center after completing their vaccination. Proxy applications are also possible. When applying, applicants must prepare an ID card, a copy of their bankbook, and a vaccination certificate (mobile certificate accepted).

The project period is from September to December, and to ensure prompt support, applications received by the 20th of each month will be paid in cash to the account listed on the application form on the 30th of the application month.

Park Jae-hong, Director of Welfare at Daegu City, said, "To ensure safe vaccination for people with disabilities, we have already been providing an additional 40 hours of activity support from July for single-person households receiving activity support who have been vaccinated. This time, we are providing transportation expenses to indirectly offer mobility convenience to people with severe disabilities who are also economically vulnerable."

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