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Governor Lee said at an online press conference that day, “Considering all current conditions such as quarantine and economy, it is desirable to pay basic disaster income before the Lunar New Year, now that the bottom of the third pandemic has been reached.”
“In recent years, we have made many reflections that we should not miss the’Golden Time’ in our society,” he said. “If the economy is ruined beyond use because of not responding properly now, we may regret it again.” .
Regarding the concerns about quarantine caused by the payment of disaster income, he said, “Consumption is still taking place now when social distancing is strengthened, and Korean people who are cooperative in quarantine will not violate the rules to spend 100,000 won per person.”
Earlier, over the issue of Governor Lee’s payment of basic disaster income for former residents, voices of concern about equity and impediments in quarantine activities were raised within the ruling party, including Lee Nak-yeon, the Democratic Party representative. However, this governor eventually enforced this.
As of 24 o’clock on the 19th of this month, the 2nd disaster income payment target is 13.99 million residents registered in Gyeonggi-do. This includes 580,000 foreigners (registered foreigners and foreign nationals who report their residence).
There are three ways to apply for basic disaster income: online, offline, and services to the vulnerable.
You can apply online from February 1 to March 14 (9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.) by choosing one of Gyeonggi local currency or 12 credit cards on the market. By verifying that you are a citizen on the’Gyeonggi-do Basic Disaster Income Application Homepage’, which will be held on the 1st of next month, and selecting a credit card company to receive the deposit, you can use all cards of the card company.
However, unlike the first time, the online application also applies 5 subtitles for each day of the week according to the year of birth. For four weeks from February 1st to 28th, you can apply on Mondays for the last digits of the birth year 1 and 6, Tuesday for 2 and 7, Wednesday for 3 and 8, Thursday for 4 and 9, and Friday for 5 and 0. You can apply on Saturdays and Sundays regardless of the year of birth. From March 1st to 14th, the five-part system for each day of the week is not applied.
Off-line on-site pick up is from March 1st to April 30th. When you visit the Eup, Myeon-dong Administrative Welfare Center at your address, you will receive a prepaid card type Gyeonggi local currency card.
In order to minimize congestion on the site, the weekly application available is classified based on the year of birth, and a 5 sub-system for each day of the week is applied. Week 1 (March 1-6) is born in 1959, Week 2 (March 8-13) is born in 1960-1969, Week 3 (March 15-20) is born in 1970-1979, Week 4 (March 22-27) can be applied by those born in 1980.
The’Visit Application Service’ targeting 1.47 million vulnerable groups such as the elderly, the disabled, low-income single-parent families, and recipients of basic livelihood benefits will be held from the 1st to the 28th of next month.
The period of use of basic disaster income is 3 months from the date of receipt of the letter of approval for use. It must be used by June 30th, after which unused portions will be returned. It must be used at a Gyeonggi local currency affiliated business within the city or county where the resident registration is located. Only businesses with annual sales of 1 billion won or less are allowed, and use of department stores, large marts, corporate supermarkets, entertainment sectors, speculative businesses, franchise stores, etc. are restricted.
The province announced that it would crack down on violations such as “card gang” in the used local currency transaction or rumbled charges in the name of fees, and respond with accusations, cancellation of membership, and tax investigations. Fund, integrated financial stabilization fund, disaster management fund, disaster relief fund, etc.