Gwangju Nam-gu Supports Heat-Vulnerable Households with "100,000 Won Cooling Cost" Assistance

Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is partnering with the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea to launch an emergency cooling cost support project, providing 100,000 KRW per household to heat-vulnerable groups, as record-breaking heatwaves threatening the healthy lives of vulnerable residents in the district are expected to continue.

Nam-gu announced on the 4th that, amid recent heatwave warnings and a series of heat-related deaths nationwide, it will urgently provide cooling costs to 370 vulnerable households in the district to help them have a healthy summer.

With electricity rates rising and the relentless scorching heatwaves continuing day after day, this support is expected to offer some relief to the struggling lives of vulnerable residents.

The total amount for the emergency cooling cost support during the heatwave period is 37 million KRW. The Gwangju Community Chest of Korea decided to provide this amount based on last year’s year-round fundraising performance in Nam-gu, the 'Hope 2023 Sharing Campaign' fundraising results, and considering the number of beneficiaries and financial independence within Nam-gu.

Accordingly, from the 7th to the 11th, Nam-gu plans to identify 370 vulnerable households eligible for emergency cooling cost support through the 17 administrative welfare centers in the district.

The support targets low-income households residing in the district whose median income is within 100%, including residents living in small rooms without cooling costs, elderly people collecting recyclables, and workers who labor outdoors for long hours.

The cooling cost will be paid around mid-August, with 100,000 KRW deposited into the account under the name of each eligible recipient.

A Nam-gu official stated, "We will monitor more closely and provide support more actively to ensure that all residents in the district can spend the summer healthily without major incidents due to the heatwave."

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