'Osan City Disaster Basic Income,' Application Begins on the 20th

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] Starting from the 20th, Osan City will begin accepting applications for the 'Osan City Disaster Basic Income,' which will provide 230,000 residents with 100,000 won per person.

The support amount is 100,000 won per person and will be provided in the form of prepaid local currency 'Osaegjeon.'

Eligible recipients are citizens who have had resident registration in Osan City continuously from 11:59 p.m. on the 23rd of last month through the date of application.

Applications can be made online through the city website 24 hours a day from the 20th of this month through July 31, or by visiting the administrative welfare center under your residential jurisdiction. Visiting hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays. From May 18 onwards, visiting hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. When visiting to apply, an ID (resident registration card, driver's license, or passport) and application form must be prepared.

For in-person applications, one adult head of household or household member from the same household can apply for the full support amount for all remaining household members at once. For minors, a legal representative can apply on their behalf, and for those enlisting in the military, family members registered in the resident register can apply as proxies.

For online applications, only minors can have a legal representative apply on their behalf. Adults cannot apply by proxy online.

The payment method is as follows: citizens holding local currency (Osaegjeon) can apply online and receive payment to their existing local currency card, and those without local currency (Osaegjeon) can receive a card issued on-site at the time of an in-person visit. Even for those holding local currency, if online application is difficult, they may visit in person to apply.

For in-person applications, the application period varies depending on the number of household members and the last digit of the birth year to prevent congestion.

Similar to the 5-day mask system, applications should be made based on the last digit of the applicant's birth year. Those with birth years ending in 1 or 6 must apply on Mondays, 2 or 7 on Tuesdays, 3 or 8 on Wednesdays, 4 or 9 on Thursdays, and 5 or 0 on Fridays. On Saturdays and Sundays, all residents can apply regardless of birth year, and for online applications, only the 5-day system applies.

In-person application periods by household size are as follows: ▲households of 4 or more members: April 20-26 ▲households of 3 members: April 27-May 3 ▲households of 2 members: May 4-10 ▲single-member households and those who have not yet applied: May 11-17 ▲from May 18 through July 31, anyone can apply.

The distributed local currency can be used for 3 months from the approval date, and any unused balance will be automatically recovered by the final expiration date of August 31.

For more details, check the city website or official blog, or contact the city's Disaster Basic Income Call Center at 031-8036-8517~20.