'Mokpo City Disaster Relief Fund' Available on Weekends as Well

Applications Accepted Regardless of Birth Year at City Hall Civil Service Office on Weekends

Mokpo City accepts applications on weekends to prevent payment delays due to the local spread of COVID-19. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeonnam announced on the 9th that it will operate so that disaster relief funds provided to all citizens can be applied for on weekends as well.

The city has been accepting applications for disaster relief funds through 23 Dong Administrative Welfare Centers since the 7th, and plans to accept applications on weekends until the 28th.

Accordingly, on weekdays, the head of the household can visit the Dong Administrative Welfare Center in charge of their address to apply collectively, and on weekends (12th-13th, 19th-20th, 26th-27th), they can visit the Mokpo City Hall Civil Service Office.

During the first week of reception until the 11th, a 5-day rotation system based on the last digit of the head of household’s birth year will be applied (3 and 8 on Wednesday, 4 and 9 on Thursday, 5 and 0 on Friday), and from the 12th, any head of household can apply regardless of the last digit of their birth year.

If a household member applies, only their portion will be paid, but if a household member applies with a power of attorney and brings the head of household’s ID, the payment will be made collectively for the household.

The prepaid card usage period is until June 30th, and its use is restricted in online shopping malls, delivery apps, large supermarkets, entertainment and gambling industries, etc.

For safe application and reception, the city is conducting temperature checks upon entry, mandatory hand sanitization, and disinfecting the building twice a day inside and outside. In addition, the number of waiting applicants is limited, social distancing of at least 1 meter is enforced while waiting, and the application process has been greatly simplified to minimize waiting time.

Meanwhile, the city had planned to provide disaster relief funds from the end of January before the Lunar New Year holiday, but due to the severity of the COVID-19 situation and to ensure the effectiveness of the temporary pause campaign, the payment schedule was inevitably adjusted to after the Lunar New Year holiday.

However, 30,000 people, including basic pension and disability pension recipients, were paid collectively last month to their pension receiving accounts without a separate application, and therefore are excluded from this application.

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