Application for the nation's fifth round of COVID-19 relief funds have begun. The aids will be provided to people in the bottom 80 percent income bracket, and funds worth of 250,000 won will be dispatched to 580,000 islanders.

Joseph Kim reports.

KCTV: Emergency Relief Aids Application through Oct.29
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Recipients will be determined by the national health insurance premiums per household in the month of June this year which are calculated by the National Health Insurance Service based on individual's income and property owned.



Criteria for Relief Funds
Single-person households
?170,000 or under for health insurance premium in June

For example, for a single-person household, if the person had paid 170,000 won or less for their premiums, then the person is eligible.


Criteria for Relief Funds for Households with 2+ Members
Based on Health insurance premium in June

Single income Double income
Salaried person Locally insured person
2 members ?200,000 ?210,000
3 members ?250,000 ?280,000
4 members ?310,000 ?350,000
5 members ?390,000 ?430,000 Same as households with 4 members


Single income families and double income families have different criteria for the relief funds.
For a single income household with four family members, if they had paid 310,000 won or less for their premiums, then four members are eligible. If the breadwinner is a locally insured person, the criteria is 350,000 won or less.
Meanwhile, for a double income household with four family members, if they had paid a total of 390,000 won or less for their premiums, then four members are eligible. If the breadwinners are locally insured persons, the criteria is 430,000 won or less for the premiums.
Foreigners who are registered as living with a Korean national and who have national health insurance can also receive the funds.



[Slug] Emergency relief funds: 250,000 won per person

If a household is eligible for the funds, every member of the household will get 250,000 won.
The registered head of a household can apply for the funds on behalf of minors.
The payment will be given a day after the application is received.

[Slug] 84% islanders eligible for relief aids

84 percent of islanders or some 584,000 people are expected to be eligible for the funds in Jeju.

[Slug] Directly added to credit cards, debit cards, local prepaid cards

The payment will be directly added to credit cards, debit cards or the province's local prepaid cards.

[Slug] Can be spent at most small neighborhood businesses

The funds can be spent at most small neighborhood businesses like traditional markets, local supermarkets as well as restaurants and cafes.
But the funds can't be spent at large supermarket chains, chain stores, and (하나로) Hanaro Mart in the eastern region.

[Slug] Application: Online Sept.6-Oct.29, Offline Sept.13-Oct.29

People can apply for the payments from today(Sept.6) online at credit card websites or mobile apps, and at community centers from next Monday(Sept.13).

[Slug] 5-day rotation system for this week

During the first week, a 5-day rotation system based on the last digit of their birth date - which was used last year for purchasing masks - is used to prevent a bottleneck situation.

[Slug] Inquiry: 710-3951~7

The provincial office, city halls, and community centers have designated personnel to respond to inquiries about the aid including application procedures, and whether a person is eligible for the funds.

INTERVIEW
O Yeong-han / Representative, Province
I know many people want to know if they can get the payments or not. We've formed a team to quickly respond to inquiries about every detail of the funds. Please feel free to call us.
<인터뷰:오영한/제주도 복지정책팀장>
"본인이 지원 대상인지 많이 궁금할 겁니다. 제주도와 행정시, 읍면동까지 민원이나 궁금한 사항을 신속히 답변드리고자 대응팀을 만들었고 국민지원금 관련해서 언제든 대응팀으로 연락 주시면 되겠습니다."

[Reporter] Joseph Kim
[Camera] Ko Moon-su
[CG] Yu Jae-gwang

The payments can be spent until December 31st, and if the payments are not spent before the end of this year, they will be returned to state or local coffers.

Joseph Kim, KCTV