Suwon City to Distribute 'Second Emergency Disaster Relief Fund' to 8,800 Households Starting on the 18th

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] Suwon City will provide the government's 'Second Emergency Disaster Relief Fund' to approximately 8,800 households from the 18th, which have faced difficulties due to decreased income following the COVID-19 crisis.

The Second Emergency Disaster Relief Fund is livelihood support provided to crisis households experiencing economic hardship due to income reduction from COVID-19-related unemployment, business closures, and suspensions. Applications were accepted from October 12 to November 30. Approximately 9,900 households in Suwon City submitted applications.

The city reviewed applications after considering priorities such as 'income reduction rate' and 'urgent circumstances caused by COVID-19,' and decided to provide relief funds to approximately 8,800 households. Households that are subject to COVID-19-tailored support projects such as 'Emergency Employment Stability Support Fund' and 'Small Merchant New Hope Fund' were excluded.

The support amounts are 400,000 won for single-person households, 600,000 won for two-person households, 800,000 won for three-person households, and 1,000,000 won for households of four or more.

Suwon City's application rate relative to the Second Disaster Relief Fund budget is 111%, which is 51.7 percentage points higher than the average application rate among Gyeonggi Province local governments (59.3%). The city recorded the highest application rate among 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province. The Second Disaster Relief Fund budget varies by local government.

The city provided 'visiting services' utilizing community leaders to actively discover neighbors in need of assistance due to income reduction.

Daily laborers and small self-employed households experiencing difficulty in proving income reduction are to receive broad support after deliberation by the 'Emergency Support Review Committee.' The city actively moved to support affected households in consideration of regional characteristics and the living conditions of crisis households.

An official from Suwon City's Emergency Disaster Relief Task Force said, "We hope the Second Emergency Disaster Relief Fund will provide some comfort to citizens facing crisis due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation," and added, "We will do our best for rapid distribution."