Gyeonggi-do Increases Monthly Heating Subsidy from 110,000 to 150,000 Won

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has increased the monthly fuel cost support for households in crisis from the previous 110,000 KRW to 150,000 KRW, an increase of 40,000 KRW.

Gyeonggi Province announced that starting from the 22nd, the monthly support amount for the fuel cost support project, which is part of the 'Emergency Welfare Project' that quickly provides livelihood, medical, and housing support to residents in crisis due to the main or secondary income earner's unemployment, business failure, or other difficulties in maintaining their livelihood, has been raised from 110,000 KRW to 150,000 KRW.

Gyeonggi Province operates by expanding the target or relaxing the payment criteria within the government's emergency welfare project.

The emergency welfare project considers the recipient's income, health status, and housing environment to provide additional support such as fuel costs and job-seeking activity expenses through ▲livelihood support (food expenses, etc.) ▲medical support (nursing care expenses, etc.) ▲housing support (partial rental deposit, etc.) ▲case management.

Fuel costs are paid to households receiving emergency support for livelihood and housing. The province has expanded the target to include households receiving medical support along with livelihood and housing support.

Gyeonggi Province-type emergency welfare can be requested at the administrative welfare centers of the relevant city, county, and eup, myeon, dong.

Kim Neung-sik, Director of the Welfare Bureau of the province, stated, "It is expected that about 5,000 households in crisis will be able to receive support through this measure," and added, "We will continue to make further efforts to strengthen Gyeonggi Province-type emergency welfare support."

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