To support residents of Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province who are facing sudden economic crises, the province has relaxed the criteria for the 'Jeonbuk-style Emergency Welfare Support Project'. The province announced on the 8th that it had implemented the improvements from the 1st of this month after concluding discussions with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and social security system changes.

The income criteria have been expanded from the previous 'over 75% to under 85% of the median income' to '85% or less', and the financial asset limit for single-person households has been raised from 8,392,000 won to 10,392,000 won. As a result, some low-income groups that were excluded from support for exceeding government emergency welfare standards will now be able to receive benefits.

The support targets households facing difficulties in maintaining their livelihoods due to the death, unemployment, runaway, serious illness, injury, fire, etc., of the primary income earner, providing support for living expenses, medical expenses, housing expenses, etc. It is expected that more than 145 households will benefit from this relaxation annually.

Yang Su-mi, head of the Social Welfare Policy Department in Jeonbuk Province, stated, "This will be a policy that resolves welfare blind spots and extends a helping hand to residents in need."