Seongnam City Adjusts Holiday Essential Goods Allowance for Single-Parent Families from 60,000 to 100,000 Won
Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will newly provide 50,000 KRW per month for cooling expenses to low-income single-parent families. In addition, the holiday essential goods allowance, which was 60,000 KRW, will be increased to 100,000 KRW.
Seongnam City announced on the 17th that it has revised support measures like this to help ease the economic burden on single-parent families, who are facing increased difficulties due to recent electricity rate hikes and high inflation, and to assist in stabilizing their living conditions.
The support targets are about 2,200 households that maintain eligibility as low-income single-parent families under the Single-Parent Family Support Act as of July 1, with a standard median income of 60% or less.
Cooling expenses will be supported annually in July and August.
Seongnam City will pay two months' worth of cooling expenses, including July, into the registered accounts of eligible recipients on the 31st.
However, those who are recipients of the Energy Voucher support program will not receive overlapping support.
Seongnam City also plans to deposit 60,000 KRW for holiday essential goods into recipients' registered accounts on September 20, and then deposit the increased amount of 40,000 KRW additionally on September 27.
Households receiving the National Basic Livelihood Security living allowance and emergency support living allowance are excluded.
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A Seongnam City official stated, "In addition to this cooling expense and holiday essential goods allowance, we are supporting low-income single-parent families with expenses such as school trip fees and graduation album fees for elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as heating costs," adding, "We have expanded support programs for single parents who must bear the responsibilities of economic activity, child-rearing, and household chores alone."
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