Incheon City Provides 100,000 Won 'Hyodream Welfare Card' Support to Low-Income Elderly

Incheon City is providing a 100,000 won Hyodream Welfare Card to support the health and leisure of low-income elderly citizens.

On the 22nd, the city announced that it will invest a budget of 4 billion won this year to provide the Hyodream Welfare Card worth 100,000 won once a year to over 40,500 elderly people.

The Hyodream Welfare Card is an Incheon-type welfare project first implemented nationwide in 2020, and is issued as an Incheon e-um Card (prepaid recharge) to basic livelihood security recipients and near-poverty groups aged 75 and older.

This year, the support amount has increased by 20,000 won from last year to 100,000 won, and can be used at affiliated stores related to health, leisure, hygiene management, traditional culture, and beauty and hair care.

The application period is from next month, the 3rd, to October 31st, and applicants can receive the card immediately by submitting an application form to the administrative welfare center of their residence. The usage period is from the day after the card is issued until December 31st of this year.

Existing applicants can apply by phone without visiting the administrative welfare center. New applicants and those without performance records from the previous year must visit in person.

An official from Incheon City stated, "This year, we increased the beauty and hair care expenses compared to last year to provide more benefits," and added, "We will continue to strive to prepare support measures to help elderly citizens live happy and stable lives in their later years."

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