Suwon and Gyeonggi Province to Distribute Disaster Basic Income to Foreign Residents

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City and Gyeonggi Province announced on the 29th that they will provide foreign residents with a total of 200,000 won in disaster basic income, with each providing 100,000 won.

The beneficiaries are marriage immigrants (F-6 visa) and permanent residents (F-5 visa) who were registered as residing in Gyeonggi Province before 24:00 on May 4 and are currently registered as residing in Suwon City at the time of application. The total number of eligible persons is 11,454.

The combined disaster basic income from Suwon City and Gyeonggi Province will be distributed as 200,000 won per person on a prepaid card. The funds can be used at affiliated stores of Gyeonggi Regional Currency in Suwon with annual sales of 1 billion won or less until August 31.

Applications must be submitted between June 1 and July 31 at the neighborhood administrative welfare center in the applicant's residence district.

Direct application is the principle, but minors or those who cannot apply in person due to unavoidable circumstances may have a representative apply on their behalf. The representative must bring the applicant's and representative's identification cards and documents proving that they are family members.

During the first week of applications (June 1-5), a "five-day rotation system" will be implemented, similar to the mask purchase rationing system. People born in years ending in 1 or 6 must apply on Monday; those ending in 2 or 7 on Tuesday; 3 or 8 on Wednesday; 4 or 9 on Thursday; and 5 or 0 on Friday.

From June 1-5, applications are accepted at neighborhood administrative welfare centers from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and from June 8 to July 31, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Applications are not accepted on weekends.

Foreign residents who have difficulty communicating in Korean will receive assistance with in-person applications through volunteer interpreters coordinated by foreign resident support and private outsourcing facilities.

Inquiries: Gyeonggi Province Call Center (031-120), Suwon Human Call Center (1899-3300)