National Support Fund of 7.3757 Trillion Won Paid from 6th to 12th... Cumulative Applications Reach 29.503 Million

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The scale of the COVID-19 coexistence national support fund payments, which began on the 6th, has exceeded 7.3 trillion won.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 13th, from the 6th to the 12th, when online applications for the national support fund started, 29.503 million people applied for the payment, and the total amount paid reached 7.3757 trillion won.

On the 12th alone, 641,000 people applied, and 160.2 billion won was paid. The cumulative number of recipients was 29.503 million, which is 68.2% of the provisional 43.26 million eligible people. This corresponds to 57.1% of the entire population. By payment method, 26.379 million used credit and debit cards, and 3.124 million used local love gift certificates.

From the 13th, the government will begin accepting offline applications and start payments. The day-of-the-week system will be applied until the 17th, as with online applications.