'Housing Owners but No Income' Poor Households... Relaxation of Property Criteria in Incheon-type Basic Livelihood Security System

Incheon City will ease the selection criteria for the 'Didimdol Stable Income' program, which it operates independently to cover the blind spots of the National Basic Livelihood Security System.

On the 28th, the city announced that it will raise the asset limit for Didimdol Stable Income, which supports low-income households below the government's basic livelihood security standards, from the existing 135 million KRW to 204 million KRW.

Until now, the asset calculation included the primary residence, which sometimes prevented households facing financial difficulties from receiving living expense support. Therefore, the city decided to additionally exempt 69 million KRW of residential assets for one primary residence that is difficult to liquidate, so that more support can be provided to low-income households.

The income standard remains unchanged at 2.7 million KRW per month for a four-person household.

Didimdol Stable Income supports living expenses for Incheon citizens who were excluded from the National Basic Livelihood Security System selection and whose household income is below 50% of the median income. It is Incheon City's representative welfare project aimed at supporting welfare blind spots outside the formal system.

Selected beneficiaries receive 810,000 KRW per month for living expenses, 700,000 KRW for childbirth support, and 800,000 KRW for funeral support, based on a four-person household. As of March this year, 241 households are receiving support from this program.

An official from Incheon City said, "By easing the support criteria for Didimdol Stable Income, we expect to help impoverished households that were previously excluded from benefits," adding, "We will do our best to actively identify vulnerable groups in welfare blind spots."

Incheon City Hall

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