Gyeonggi-do to Provide Opportunity Income to 2,000 Disabled Persons... Applications Accepted Until the 14th of This Month

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province is recruiting participants for the 'Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities,' a flagship policy of Governor Kim Dong-yeon, until the 14th of this month.

Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities is a policy that selects 2,000 individuals with severe disabilities who take care of their own health and provides them with 50,000 KRW per month for six months, totaling 300,000 KRW. The eligible candidates are persons with severe disabilities aged 13 to 64 whose household income is at or below 120% of the median income.

Gyeonggi Province views the improvement or stabilization of health through the activities of persons with disabilities, which reduces social costs (medical expenses, care costs), as a social value. Opportunity Income is a policy that compensates income for a certain period to provide more opportunities to those who create value in our society but do not receive fair compensation. Currently, Opportunity Income for persons with disabilities and artists is recruiting the first recipients.

Earlier in May, Gyeonggi Province established the basic plan for 'Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities' and selected the Gyeonggi-do Comprehensive Welfare Support Center for Persons with Disabilities (Nulim Center) as the project operating agency.

The Gyeonggi-do Comprehensive Welfare Support Center for Persons with Disabilities (Nulim Center) will not only distribute the Opportunity Income (support funds) but also assist persons with disabilities in setting self-directed exercise goals and activities, as well as support proactive value-creating activities.

Applications for Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities can be submitted online through the Gyeonggi Civil Service 24 website (gg24.gg.go.kr).

Gyeonggi Province will select recipients this month through eligibility verification, including income checks. At the end of this month, smartwatches will be distributed, and once exercise goals are set, the first Opportunity Income payment will be made.

If applicants have severe disabilities and find online application difficult, they can receive consultation and apply at their local eup/myeon/dong administrative welfare centers.

For detailed consultation and information, please refer to the announcement on the Gyeonggi Province website or contact the dedicated 'Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities' hotline at 1644-2122.

Persons with disabilities confirmed to participate in Opportunity Income must wear a smartwatch and engage in physical activity at least twice a week for one hour or more, taking care of their own health through movement.

Kim Neung-sik, Director of Welfare at Gyeonggi Province, emphasized, "We will work to expand Opportunity Income to more people to promote health activities and social value creation among persons with disabilities," adding, "We will actively discover more opportunities for persons with disabilities who have not used welfare services due to lack of information."

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