Suwon to Support 600 Low-Income Households with 50,000 Won Each in Cooling Expenses

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 13th that it will provide cooling expense support from this month through the 31st to enable low-income vulnerable groups to spend a safe and cool summer.

The total project budget is 30 million won, which was raised through designated donations (private donations) to Suwon City via the Gyeonggi Joint Committee for the United Fund.

600 low-income vulnerable households will each receive one-time cooling expense support of 50,000 won per household (deposited to each household's account).

The specific targets include ▲Households that received wall-mounted air conditioners through the '2019 Low-Income Energy Welfare Support Project' (low-income recipients with severe disabilities or others with mobility difficulties) ▲Vulnerable groups among those at 120% or below median income who face concerns about heat wave damage (low-income multi-child households, etc.) ▲Other low-income and marginalized groups in need of cooling expense support, including households that installed air conditioners this year with support from their respective dong Administrative Welfare Centers.

Each dong Administrative Welfare Center will identify households in need of cooling expense support by the 17th, and the social welfare departments of the four districts will compile the target list by household by the 20th. The City's Welfare Cooperation Division and the Gyeonggi Joint Committee for the United Fund will provide cooling expenses to each household through the 31st of this month.

Meanwhile, the city selected 25 households last year and Gyeonggi Province selected 61 Suwon residents to support air conditioner installation, respectively.