Corea del Sur comienza la distribución de ayudas económicas a grupos vulnerables ante la crisis en Oriente Medio

Tras su anuncio en abril, el gobierno de Corea del Sur comenzó el 26 de abril a distribuir ayudas económicas a los beneficiarios de la seguridad de subsistencia básica y otros grupos vulnerables para compensar el aumento de los precios del petróleo derivado del conflicto en Oriente Medio. Los montos de la ayuda son de 550.000 wones (372 dólares) para los beneficiarios de subsistencia básica y 450.000 wones por persona para los hogares monoparentales y aquellos que se encuentran justo por encima del umbral de bienestar, con un suplemento de 50.000 wones para los beneficiarios fuera de Seúl o en áreas con población en declive.

El periodo de solicitud comenzó el lunes y se extiende hasta el 8 de mayo. Los beneficiarios pueden elegir recibir el dinero mediante tarjetas de crédito/débito, tarjetas prepago o vales de moneda local, con fondos que expiran el 31 de agosto y que solo pueden utilizarse en pequeñas empresas (con ventas anuales menores o iguales a 3.000 millones de wones) o establecimientos que acepten vales locales.

Esta fase inicial se financia con el presupuesto suplementario de 26,2 billones de wones aprobado a principios de este mes. Se planea un lanzamiento más amplio dirigido al 70% de los perceptores de menores ingresos —aproximadamente 32,5 millones de personas—, cuyos criterios se anunciarán próximamente.

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