Naju City "Use the COVID-19 Mutual Support Fund by the 31st"

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 15th that the use of the 'COVID-19 Coexistence National Support Fund,' which was applied for and paid from September to the end of October, will be available until the 31st of this month.

The COVID-19 Coexistence National Support Fund was provided according to government policy to households in the lower 80%+@ based on the combined household health insurance premium as of June this year (applying special criteria for dual-income and single-person households), with 250,000 KRW per person credited to credit/debit cards or issued as local gift certificates (paper/app).

Recipients of the support fund via credit/debit cards or gift certificate apps must use the funds by the expiration date of the 31st; any unused balance will be reclaimed.

Among the eligible population of 106,652, about 99%, or 105,671 people, received a total support fund amounting to 26.4 billion KRW.

Of these, 56,345 people (53.3%) received the fund via credit/debit cards, and 40,936 people (46.7%) via local gift certificates.

The places where the support fund can be used can be checked on the National Support Fund usage website or the Naju City Hall website.

A city official stated, "Despite the phased recovery of daily life, due to the resurgence of COVID-19, we hope that the coexistence national support fund, including paper gift certificates, will be used until the end of this year to revitalize the struggling local economy."

Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong bong2910@asiae.co.kr

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