Gyeonggi-do to Distribute 3rd Disaster Relief Fund to 2.3 Million People... Application Rate 91.6%

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The third round of Gyeonggi Province's disaster basic income payment, provided to the top 12% income residents who did not receive the government’s mutual growth national support fund, closed last month on the 29th with a final application rate of 91.6%.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 1st, the third disaster basic income payment target was 2.52 million people, and from 9 a.m. on the 1st of last month until 10 p.m. on the 29th, a total of 2.309 million people applied. The application rate was 91.6%.

Among the application methods, online applications accounted for 1.862 million people, or 80.7%. Residents who received the payment via credit and debit cards accounted for 68.2% (1.575 million people), while those who received it through Gyeonggi local currency accounted for 31.8% (735,000 people).

The city/county with the highest application rate was Anyang-si (94.7%). The lowest was Dongducheon-si (86.6%).

The province plans to continue payments for 14,872 people, including 9,558 who were rejected in the government mutual growth support fund objection process and 5,314 under review, as well as cases of non-payment due to inability to pay among existing applicants, by extending the application period until the 10th of next month.

The usage period for the disaster basic income is until December 31 from the date of receiving the usage approval text message. Any unused amount after this period will be reclaimed.

The places where the disaster basic income can be used are the same as those for the government mutual growth national support fund. Payments made with credit or debit cards at mutual growth national support fund usage locations within the resident registration address city/county will be automatically deducted from the disaster basic income.

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