Osan City Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Online Application Intake Begins

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City announced on the 15th that it has begun online application intake for the 'Osan City Emergency Disaster Relief Fund' distribution starting from the 9th.

The recipients of the emergency disaster relief fund are approximately 9,500 people including small business owners in affected sectors whose businesses located in Osan as of February 3rd were established and operating before November 30, 2020, and have been subject to business restrictions and gathering bans; Osan citizens with special employment status and freelancers; passenger, taxi, and freight transportation operators; professional artists; and COVID-19 confirmed case households that include minors.

The distribution amount is 500,000 won per eligible person (200,000 won for individual taxi drivers) and will be provided in local currency.

For online application, applicants should prepare supporting documents that meet the payment standards for each sector, access the internet portal Document 24, and submit application documents and supporting materials to the relevant department by the 28th of this month.

Osan City's emergency disaster relief fund will begin with non-face-to-face (online) applications, and starting next month, a day-of-the-week system will be applied, the same as Gyeonggi Province's basic disaster income, with in-person applications and intake planned at each administrative welfare center.

In-person (on-site) intake will be conducted for one month starting March 1st. Individuals can apply at the administrative welfare center in their residential area or where their business is located on the day of the week corresponding to the last digit of their birth year, and small business owners on the day corresponding to the last digit of their business registration number.

Emergency disaster relief funds will be distributed within 7 days excluding public holidays after verifying supporting documents from the date of application. However, recipients cannot receive duplicate payments across the five categories, and if insufficient documents or false information is found, payment may be withheld or fraudulent receipt may result in recovery measures.

Osan City's emergency disaster relief fund is provided in local currency to create a virtuous cycle in the local economy. The local currency, Osaek Jeon, can be newly issued at nearby NH Nonghyup Central Bank, credit unions, and Saemaul Geumgo, and can be distributed on-site starting in March.

For more detailed information, please check the announcements on the Osan City website. Inquiries can be made to the Employment Policy Division (8036-7589) for special employment workers and freelancers, the Local Economy Division (8036-7551) for small business owners, the Culture and Arts Division (8036-7613) for professional artists, the Public Transportation Division (8036-7723, 7821) for transportation and freight operators, and the Public Health Administration Division (8036-6640) for COVID-19 confirmed case households.