Chungnam Provides 'Annual 200,000 Won' Happiness Voucher to Women Farmers and Fishermen

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province will provide an annual Happiness Voucher worth 200,000 KRW to local women farmers and fishermen.

The province announced on the 15th that applications for the 'Happiness Voucher Support Project' will be accepted from the 21st of this month to the 25th of next month.

The voucher is a representative policy for women farmers and fishermen, where eligible recipients receive a Happiness Card that can be used within the limit for health management and cultural activities.

The support targets women farmers and fishermen residing in Chungnam who belong to households with less than 50,000㎡ of farmland ownership (combined household members) or equivalent livestock or fishery management households actively engaged in farming.

Applications can be submitted at the resident centers of the relevant eup, myeon, or dong in their place of residence. Since the project was first implemented in 2017, the province has increased the support amount from 150,000 KRW to 200,000 KRW and expanded the eligible age from 65 to 75 years old.

Additionally, the previous 30,000 KRW self-payment has been eliminated, and usage has been expanded to all industries, steadily increasing benefits.

As of last year, about 95,000 women farmers and fishermen in the region received voucher benefits, surpassing the national average of 31,300.

Nam Sang-hoon, Director of the Agricultural Policy Division of the province, said, “The voucher project is implemented to reduce income disparities between urban and rural areas and to improve the quality of life for rural women farmers and fishermen who face poor cultural and welfare conditions. We hope eligible recipients complete their applications within the application period to not miss out on the benefits.”

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