How to apply for emergency welfare livelihood support for low-income people
Through the emergency welfare support system, you can receive support money if your income is below a certain level and if you meet the asset standards.
You can receive support for livelihood, housing, education, and medical care, but this system is different from the beneficiaries provided under the Basic Livelihood Security Act.
However, there are many cases where more people than you think do not know much about the system, and even though they are eligible for support, there are cases where they pass on it without requesting it.
At this time, we will take a look at general matters related to emergency welfare livelihood support for low-income people, including how to apply and eligibility requirements.
Emergency welfare support system
This system provides support to households experiencing difficulties in maintaining their livelihood in the event of a situation under the Emergency Welfare Support Act, and is a support system based on the principle of providing support first and processing it later.
Therefore, when there is a request, the support is quickly judged and a certain amount is provided. The feature is that the extension or refund of support is decided through a follow-up investigation.
However, it is important to remember that if you meet the qualifications, such as a basic livelihood security recipient, support is not provided continuously and can only be processed within a set period of time.
Even in cases where there is no separate application, public officials in charge must continuously discover targets, but since there are certainly cases where they fall into blind spots, it is a good idea to know exactly what they have seen.
Subject to livelihood support
The prerequisites for receiving livelihood support are specified in the Emergency Welfare Support Act, and apply to cases that fall under one of nine situations. The contents of each are as follows.
Loss of income due to death of main income earner, runaway from home, disappearance, detention, etc.
When you suffer a serious illness or injury
If you are neglected, abandoned, or abused by a household member
If you have suffered domestic violence or sexual violence from a household member
If it is difficult to live in your home or building due to fire or natural disaster
When the main or secondary income earner is unable to conduct business due to suspension or closure of the business or a fire at the workplace.
Due to unemployment of main/secondary earner
loss of income
When a cause prescribed by local government ordinance occurs in accordance with the standards prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Other cases that fall under the provisions determined and announced by the Minister of Health and Welfare
Income/property requirements for livelihood support for low-income people
If the above situation occurs and you request it, we will check the site and provide support quickly, but your income and assets will then be verified.
Therefore, if you do not meet the income and asset requirements, the support you received may be refunded.
Must be below 75% of median income
Must fall below the property standard amount
Must fall below the financial asset standard amount
<75% of median income>
Single-person households: 1,558,419
Two-person households: 2,592,116
3-person household: ,3,326,112
4-person household: 4,050,723
<Property standards by region>
Large cities: KRW 241 million or less
Small and medium-sized cities: 152 million won or less
Rural areas: 130 million won or less
<Standards for financial assets>
Less than 6 million won / Exceptionally less than 8 million won for housing support
Subsidy amount and period
Looking at the amount of support for low-income people (emergency livelihood), it is paid differently depending on the number of household members.
<Support amount>
Number of household members
amount
1 person
488,800
2 people
826,000
3 people
1,066,000
4 people
1,304,900
5 people
1,541,600
6 people
1,773,700
For 7 or more people, an additional payment of 232,000 won per person is provided.
<Support period>
Principle: 1 month
Extension: 2 months range
Added: 3 month range
In principle, support is provided for 1 month in advance, but depending on the situation, the city/county/district head will determine that additional support will be provided within the range of 2 months. If the crisis continues, support can be extended for up to 3 additional months by the Emergency Support Review Committee.
How to apply
If you look at how to apply for emergency welfare livelihood support funds, you can visit the local community center and receive consultation and application through a person in charge.
In addition, the Health and Welfare Counseling Center is open 24 hours a day, and in the event of an emergency, requests can be made through this center, and the person receiving the request will immediately be transferred to the person in charge of the competent center.