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Gwangju City News From the Gwangju Metropolitan City website (http://gwangju.go.kr)
www.gwangjunewsgic.com
February 2022
MONTHLY NEWS
City Hall Offers Daily Life Recovery Subsidy From January 17 through February 28, Gwangju City is receiving applications for the daily life recovery subsidy, in the amount of 100,000 won per person, payable to all of the city’s registered inhabitants.
transferred within one to two business days after applying. For underage children in the same household, one parent can make their application in the same application as the parent’s. Participating banks and credit cards: KB Kookmin Card, NH Nonghyup Card, Lotte Card, Samsung Card, Shinhan Card, Woori Card, Hana Card, Hyundai Card, BC Card, Gwangju Bank, IBK Industrial Bank, NH Nonghyup BC, Hana BC Card, Saemaul Geumgo, Post Office banking, Korea Federation of Credit Cooperatives.
Applicants must be individuals with residency in Gwangju as of midnight, December 1, 2021, international residents who have registered their residence here, ethnic Koreans of foreign nationalities with residence in Gwangju, and newborns whose parents meet the payment conditions and can prove the baby’s birth within the application deadline.
Applications for on-site visits are open from January 17 to February 28. Within the submission period, the applicant must go to the administrative welfare center in the vicinity of their address with their ID card, complete the application form, and receive a prepaid Win-Win Card (Sangsaeng Card) immediately. Working hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. One member of a household can apply on behalf of other members of the same household. This is possible only with a visitor’s ID and consent of delegation of power of attorney in the application form without separate proof of relationship.
The application procedure is of two types: an online application using credit/debit card points and visiting the administrative welfare center in proximity to the resident’s address for a prepaid Win-Win Card (Sangsaeng Card). (Note: International residents and ethnic Koreans of foreign nationalities can only apply by visiting their local welfare centers.)
The subsidy should be used by May 31, and it is restricted from being used at department stores, large supermarkets, corporate supermarkets, large home appliance stores, entertainment establishments, and speculative businesses (such as gambling establishments).
Online application for credit/debit card points is possible through the website from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily from January 17 to February 18. Visit this website to access the Gwangju Daily Life Recovery Subsidy application form: https://광주일상회복지원금.kr Those who select a credit/debit card company among the 15 participating enterprises will have the amount
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