Gyeonggi Province Significantly Eases Eligibility Criteria for Basic Living Security Recipients Starting This Year
Suwon NewsPublished 2020.02.06 07:04
Increased subsistence allowance selection criteria, expanded earned income deduction, raised basic property deduction limits, and relaxed spousal support standards
[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 6th that it will significantly ease the eligibility criteria for selecting recipients of basic living security, which provides necessary benefits to provincial residents facing financial hardship and guarantees minimum living standards.
The core initiative is to expand the number of basic living security recipients through eased selection criteria. The main contents of the eased standards are as follows: ▲Increased subsistence allowance selection criteria ▲Application of earned income deduction ▲Raised basic property deduction limits ▲Relaxed spousal support standards, etc.
The subsistence allowance selection criteria has been raised from 1.384 million won or less based on recognized income (four-household standard) last year to 1.424 million won or less this year, representing a 2.94% increase compared to the previous year, thereby changing the calculation standard for recognized income by benefit category.
Additionally, for the first time in 20 years, working-age subsistence allowance recipients (ages 25-64) will have a 30% earned income deduction applied, strengthening the earned income deduction application for recipients engaged in work.
The basic property deduction limit (property value excluded from property calculation) applied when selecting subsistence allowance recipients has been eased from 34 million won to 42 million won, and the recognized limit for residential property has been raised from 68 million won to 90 million won.
Based on criteria that consider household characteristics of benefit recipients, when there is a severely disabled person in a recipient household, the spousal support standard for subsistence allowance does not apply.
Additionally, the support contribution rate, which was previously applied differently for sons and unmarried daughters versus married daughters, is now uniformly reduced to 10% and applied equally. The property income conversion rate for spousal support standards when selecting subsistence allowance recipients has been reduced by 50%, from the existing 4.17% to 2.08%.
The eased eligibility criteria for basic living security recipients are expected to expand the scope of support for households facing financial difficulties throughout the province.
Meanwhile, residents facing difficulties due to economic hardship and other living costs can receive counseling at any time throughout the year at their respective eup, myeon, or dong Administrative Welfare Centers in their district of residence.
Lee Byung-woo, Head of the Provincial Welfare Bureau, stated, "To prevent recurrence of tragedies such as the death of three family members in a Gimpo apartment due to living hardship in early January this year, we are implementing an expansion of recipients through eased basic living security selection criteria and actively endeavoring to ensure that residents experiencing financial difficulties are not abandoned in welfare blind spots."
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