Gongju City to Provide Emergency Living Expenses to Households with Suspended Basic Allowance

Up to 1.2 Million Won per Month Provided to Vulnerable Households Whose Benefits Were Suspended Due to Legal Supporter Criteria

Gongju City Hall Exterior View

On August 6, Gongju City in South Chungcheong Province announced the implementation of a "Temporary Emergency Livelihood Support System," which will provide emergency living expenses for up to three months to households whose basic living allowance has been suspended due to an increase in the income or assets of their legal supporters.

This system is intended to address the problem where recipients of basic livelihood benefits lose their allowance without practical support, mainly because of a "support capability determination," which is the most common reason for the suspension of basic living allowances.

In particular, increases in the income of legal supporters often do not result in actual support, so recipients may suddenly lose their living allowance and face severe financial hardship.

Accordingly, the city plans to provide a three-month buffer period for crisis households whose basic living allowance has been suspended, offering emergency living expenses of 730,500 won per month for single-person households and 1,205,000 won per month for two-person households.

Eligible recipients are households recognized as being in crisis within three months from the date their basic living allowance was suspended, in accordance with Article 3, Paragraph 6 of the "Gongju City Ordinance on Emergency Welfare Support."

Mayor Choi Woncheol stated, "The core of this system is to give elderly and vulnerable households, who have suddenly found themselves in difficulty due to the suspension of their basic living allowance, some time to catch their breath and get back on their feet." He also expressed hope that it would help alleviate family conflicts and prevent welfare-related civil complaints.

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