Support of 5,000 KRW per delivery for Ansan Pungdo and Yukdo... Pilot project for one month in September

A delivery vehicle is coming off the ship onto the island.

Gyeonggi Province, with national funding support from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, will conduct a pilot project to subsidize additional delivery fees for parcel services in island areas from September 1 to 30. The target islands are Pungdo and Yukdo in Ansan City.

Island residents currently bear a significant cost burden, paying an average of about 6,000 KRW more in delivery fees than inland areas, in addition to the basic parcel charges.

In consultation with Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province decided to provide a subsidy of 5,000 KRW per parcel for island residents using parcel services during September, with a support limit of up to 70,000 KRW per person. The total budget is 10 million KRW from national funds, and if the budget is not fully used, support will be retroactively applied from August 2023 to the most recent date.

The support targets approximately 150 residents aged 19 or older who are registered residents of the two islands, Pungdo and Yukdo, in Ansan City.

In Gyeonggi Province, besides these two islands, there are three inhabited islands in Hwaseong City?Jebudo, Gukhwado, and Ippado?but since no additional delivery fees are charged on these three islands, they are excluded from this pilot project.

Island residents wishing to receive parcel fee support can submit an application form starting this month to the Ansan City Department of Marine and Fisheries or the representative of Pungdo Village.

Once the applicant’s parcel usage information is confirmed, Ansan City will transfer the subsidy to the applicant’s personal account. However, delivery records not confirmed by the parcel company will be recognized after reviewing supporting documents directly submitted by the island residents.

Kim Seong-gon, Director of the Marine and Fisheries Department of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Island residents bear additional burdens compared to inland residents when using parcel services, which are essential for daily life. We will continue to do our best to improve the living conditions of island residents."

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