Suwon to Support 22,600 Low-Income Households with 100,000 Won in Heating Costs

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 9th that it will provide 100,000 won per household (50% from provincial budget) in heating costs to 22,600 households of basic livelihood security recipients and those in near-poverty brackets facing hardships due to extreme cold.

The city decided to provide an additional 50,000 won in heating costs as Gyeonggi Province plans to support 50,000 won per household in heating costs for vulnerable populations.

Support recipients are 22,600 households with registered residence in Suwon as of the 3rd, including basic livelihood security recipients (living expenses, medical, housing, and education) and near-poverty bracket members (single-parent families, near-poverty self-funded health cost reduction, near-poverty persons with disabilities, near-poverty self-sufficiency, and near-poverty bracket verified recipients). Recipients of Gyeonggi Province's elderly winter heating cost and heating cost for persons with disabilities support programs are excluded.

Applications can be made by visiting the administrative welfare center of one's residential district with an applicant's ID and bank account copy, or by phone, by the 23rd.

Heating cost support funds will be disbursed in cash to recipients' accounts, and if any persons are found to be omitted, additional payments will be made in February.

A city official stated, "The difficulties faced by vulnerable populations are intensifying due to winter extreme cold and rising prices," and expressed hopes that "heating cost support will help residents spend a warm winter." The official added, "We will proactively address diverse welfare needs and increase residents' sense of welfare benefits."