On the first day of the livelihood recovery consumption coupon application on the 21st, a total of 4.15 million people registered just 3 hours after applications began, by noon.

On the 21st, the first day of the distribution of living recovery consumer coupons, residents are going through the application process at the Duwam 3-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City. /Courtesy of Gwangju Buk-gu

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that as of noon that day, 4,154,846 people had applied for consumption coupons. The ratio of online applications was 91% (3,794,877 cases) and offline applications were 9% (334,652 cases). This represents 8.2% of the total number of recipients (50,607,067 people). The total amount disbursed is 754.5 billion won (9.3% of the expected aggregates).

The Ministry noted, "Compared to the first day of the past national support fund applications when about 5 million people registered in a single day, the application and distribution are progressing at a rapid pace," adding that "public expectations are presumed to be high."

The area with the highest application rate compared to the total number of recipients was Sejong City (9.13%). Following that were Daegu (8.8%), Gwangju (8.77%), and Daejeon (8.66%), while Jeonnam (7.17%), Gangwon (7.71%), and Incheon (7.98%) had relatively lower application rates.

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