Geumcheon-gu, Nationwide First to Provide All Residents with 50,000 Won per Person as 'Health Care Emergency Disaster Relief Fund'

Geumcheon-gu Allocates 12 Billion Won Emergency Supplementary Budget for 'Health Care Emergency Disaster Relief Fund'... 50,000 Won per Person to Be Paid to Individual Accounts in April... Basic Livelihood Security Recipients (Living Allowance), Basic Pension and Disability Pension Beneficiaries to Receive Payment by End of March via Existing Benefit Accounts

Yuseonghun, Mayor of Geumcheon District (center in the photo), is guiding the elderly on how to fill out the application form for the National Support Fund at the Doksan 4-dong Community Center in September last year.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yuseonghun) will provide all residents with a 'Health Care Emergency Disaster Relief Fund' of 50,000 KRW per person.

On this day, the Geumcheon-gu Council passed the first supplementary budget of 12 billion KRW to allocate the emergency disaster relief fund.

The recipients are residents registered as of February 25, 2022, in Geumcheon-gu, regardless of income or property. Foreigners registered as permanent residents or marriage immigrants are also included.

If applied online or at the local community service center in April, 50,000 KRW per person will be paid to the individual’s designated account.

Recipients of basic livelihood security benefits (living allowance), basic pension, and disability pension will receive the payment at the end of March through their existing benefit payment accounts without a separate application for convenience.

Details on the disaster relief fund payment schedule and application methods will be announced on the Geumcheon-gu Office website around the end of March.

This supplementary budget was urgently prepared to support the economic difficulties caused by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and the shift in the quarantine system, which requires individuals to bear the cost of rapid antigen tests.

The funds were secured from the excess revenue in 2021 due to real estate price increases and budget savings from 2021.

Mayor Yuseonghun of Geumcheon-gu said, “This supplementary budget was urgently prepared with the hope of comforting the hearts of residents exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, supporting health care, and revitalizing the local economy. We will do our best to overcome the disaster situation so that all residents can regain a happy and safe daily life.”

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