Kim Dong-yeon's 'Opportunity Income for Disabled' to be Paid Sequentially from the 25th... 2,000 People, 50,000 Won per Month

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province will begin sequential payments of the 'Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities,' a flagship policy of the 8th local government, starting from the 25th.

On the 21st, Gyeonggi Province announced that out of 9,817 applicants for the Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities, 2,000 were finally selected and individually notified through the Gyeonggi Province website (www.gg.go.kr) and text messages.

Earlier, from the 5th to the 14th of this month, Gyeonggi Province conducted a public recruitment for the 'Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities' targeting residents aged 13 to 64 with 'severe disabilities' as defined by the Disability Welfare Act living in the province.

Gyeonggi Province reviewed the eligibility of supporting documents for the 9,817 applicants and finalized the selection of 2,000 individuals.

The province specially selected 100 people to ensure balanced support across 31 cities and counties and various types of disabilities, and used a professional selection program to generally select 1,900 people, giving preference to low-income households and single-person households.

Gyeonggi Province plans to provide smartwatches to the 2,000 selected recipients to help them set their own exercise goals. Persons with disabilities are required to wear the smartwatch and engage in physical activity for at least one hour, twice a week minimum, to manage their health independently.

The 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.

Starting from the 25th of this month, once the selected individuals establish their exercise goals, the first installment of the Opportunity Income to support value-creating activities will be sequentially provided in cash. The payment method is 50,000 KRW per month for six months, totaling 300,000 KRW.

On the 19th, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon stated via social media (SNS), "Many people applied for the Opportunity Income for Persons with Disabilities, and although many applicants will not receive opportunities this year, we will nurture the small seed planted in the first year of the project to provide more opportunities. We want people to take pride in the unique value they possess, and Gyeonggi Province will be a strong foundation for them."

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