Gyeonggi-do Type Emergency Welfare Support Criteria Relaxed... 'Temporary Extension' Until June

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will temporarily relax the criteria for the 'Gyeonggi Province-type Emergency Welfare System' until June to support households in crisis due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Since January, Gyeonggi Province has been operating the Gyeonggi Province-type Emergency Welfare System with temporarily relaxed criteria until March to support residents in crisis. However, as the COVID-19 situation continues, it has been decided to extend the relaxed criteria for an additional three months.

The relaxed criteria include ▲income criteria changed from the previous 90% or less of the median income to 100% or less (monthly income of 5.12 million KRW for a family of four) ▲property criteria adjusted from 310 million KRW to 395 million KRW in urban areas, and from 194 million KRW to 266 million KRW in rural areas ▲financial assets criteria increased from 10 million KRW to 17.68 million KRW (for a family of four), among others.

The eligible households include ▲cases where the main income earner has died, run away, gone missing, or been detained, causing household livelihood difficulties ▲cases where the main income earner has suffered a serious illness or injury ▲households that have lost income for more than one month, even losing employment insurance benefits ▲small business owners experiencing income reductions of 25% or more.

The province provides support such as monthly living expenses of 1.3 million KRW and medical expenses around 5 million KRW based on a family of four, if the crisis reasons and income and property criteria are met.

A provincial official emphasized, "Through the extension of the temporary relaxation of the Gyeonggi Province-type Emergency Welfare criteria, we will do our best to ensure that residents in crisis who are experiencing difficulties in livelihood, medical care, and housing receive appropriate support."

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