Wando-gun Abolishes Support Obligation Criteria for Basic Livelihood Security Living Allowance

Published 27 Sep.2021 11:10(KST)

Only for High Income Over 100 Million and High Assets Over 900 Million, Continued Application

Wando-gun Government Office Exterior Photo by Asia Economy

[Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 27th that starting next month, it will abolish the support obligation criteria for selecting recipients of the National Basic Livelihood Security livelihood benefit.

Accordingly, as long as the recipient meets the income and property criteria, they will be able to receive livelihood benefits even if there is a support obligor.

However, if the support obligor household has a high income (annual income of 100 million KRW or more, before tax) or high assets (900 million KRW), the support obligor criteria will continue to apply.

The livelihood benefit support target is households with 30% or less of the median income, who meet the criteria for high income or high assets of the support obligor, and if the applicant is under 65 years old, a medical certificate for work ability evaluation must be submitted.

This abolition of the support obligor criteria follows the government's phased abolition of the support obligor criteria in the Basic Livelihood Security system, and the number of livelihood benefit recipients in the county is expected to increase significantly.

Currently, the number of livelihood benefit recipients in Wando-gun as of August this year is 2,013 households, an increase of 585 households (40.9%) compared to 1,428 households in December last year.

The county expects that this abolition of the support obligor criteria will help alleviate the economic difficulties of households in welfare blind spots who were unable to receive support due to having a support obligor.

A county official said, “Applications can be made from the 1st of next month at the town and township offices of the resident registration address, and for more details, inquiries can be made to the town and township offices or the county Resident Welfare Division Integrated Investigation Team.”