The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on the 14th it will provide an additional 11.7 billion won in damage support funds to residents in North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang and Ulsan hit by last year's massive wildfires and by heavy rain.
The additional support is retroactive under the amended Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety, implemented in Nov. last year, to provide support funds to residents and corporations who could not receive assistance at the time due to insufficient legal grounds.
An official at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) said, "Previously, farmers, fishers and foresters could receive support funds only if business income accounted for more than half of household income, but from now on they can receive support funds for restoring damaged facilities and for management stabilization regardless of household income," adding, "Small business owners and small and medium-sized corporations can receive building or machinery and equipment restoration expense and management stabilization support funds."
Yoon Ho-jung, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), said, "We hope this additional support will help stabilize the livelihoods of residents affected by last year's wildfires and heavy rain and aid the recovery of corporate management," adding, "As considerable time has passed since the damage occurred last year, we will focus administrative capacity so that affected residents can receive the additional support funds as soon as possible."