Suwon City 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 100,000 won each in disaster basic income to foreign residents, totaling 200,000 won per person.

Eligible recipients are married immigrants (F-6 visa) and permanent residents (F-5 visa) who have registered their residence in Gyeonggi Province before midnight on May 4, and are currently registered as residing in Suwon City at the time of application. The number of eligible recipients is 11,454.

The disaster basic income from Suwon City and Gyeonggi Province combined will be provided as 200,000 won per person via prepaid card. The card can be used at Gyeonggi local currency affiliated merchants in Suwon with annual sales of 1 billion won or less until August 31.

Applicants must visit their respective district administrative welfare centers to apply from June 1 to July 31.

While personal application is the general rule, minors or those unable to apply in person due to unavoidable circumstances may have a representative apply on their behalf. Representatives must bring the identification cards of both the applicant and the proxy, as well as documents proving their family relationship.

During the first week of applications (June 1-5), a "Five-Digit Application System" will be implemented similar to the "Five-Digit Mask Purchase System." People born in years ending in 1 or 6 must apply on Monday, 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 can be made at district 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. No applications are accepted on weekends.

Foreign residents who have difficulty communicating in Korean can receive assistance for in-person applications through volunteer interpreters and translators connected through foreign resident support and privately contracted facilities.

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