Emergency aid for victims
Emergency aid- If victims of domestic violence or any family members who share livelihood or residence with the victims find it difficult to lead lives due to domestic violence, they are entitled to receive emergency aid (Article 2, subparagraph 4 of the “Emergency Aid and Support Act”).
※ Among foreign nationals who have not acquired citizenship of the Republic of Korea, those who are married to a citizen of the Republic of Korea or those who are divorced from a spouse who is a citizen of the Republic of Korea or whose spouse has died and who take care of any lineal descendants with citizenship of the Republic of Korea will be eligible to receive emergency aid (Article 5-2 of the “Emergency Aid and Support Act” and Article 1-2 of the “Enforcement Decree of the Emergency Aid and Support Act”).
Request for emergency aid- Any person in need of emergency aid, any of his/her relatives, or any other related person may make an oral or written request for aid under the “Emergency Aid and Support Act” to the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu (refers to the head of district and the same will apply hereafter) (Article 7 (1) of the “Emergency Aid and Support Act”).
※ The corporation, group, facility, institution, etc. designated by the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu may provide support to the person in need of emergency aidupon his/her request pursuant to the Emergency Aid and Support Act (Article7(4) of the Emergency Aid and Support Act).
Request for emergency aid- The types and details of aid provided for in this Act are as follows (Article 9 of the “Emergency Aid and Support Act”):
· Livelihood aid: Aid to assist in covering the cost of living by cash or in kind, such as food and clothing
· Medical aid: Medical service aid for various kinds of tests and treatments
· Shelter aid: Provision of temporary shelter or subsidization of equivalent expenses
· Provision of social welfare facilities for use: Admission to social welfare facilities under the Social Welfare Services Act, provision of services of such facilities for use, or subsidization of expenses required
· Educational aid: Subsidization of necessary expenses, such as tuition fees, admission fees, contributions for school management, and school supplies for students in elementary and secondary schools
· Other aid: Subsidization, by cash or in kind, for expenses of providing fuel or covering costs necessary for overcoming a critical situation
※ If a person is already provided with any of the above aid under other laws and regulations such as the “Act on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Protection, Etc. of Victims,” no such aid will be provided concurrently (Article 3 (2) of the “Emergency Aid and Support Act”).
Duration of emergency aid- Livelihood aid, shelter aid, provision of social welfare facilities for use, and other aids will beprovided for 1 month, but this duration may be extended up to twice by 1 monthon each occasion if the head of each Si/Gun/Gu deems that the criticalsituation of a person in need of emergency aid persists (Article 10(1) of the Emergency Aid and Support Act).
-Medical aid shall be granted once to the extent of examination on and treatmentof diseases or injuries that may cause a critical situation, and educational aidshall also be granted only once (Article 10(2) of the Emergency Aid and SupportAct).
Extension of the emergency aidperiod- The head of each Si/Gun/Gu mayextend such aid, subject to deliberation by the committee for deliberation onemergency aid (former part of Article 10(3) of the Emergency Aid and SupportAct).
- Thetotal duration of livelihood aid, provision of social welfare facilities for use,fuel expenses, and other aids plus the initial aid period shall not exceed 6 monthsin total (latter part of Article 10(3) of the Emergency Aid and Support Act).
- Theduration of shelter aid plus the initial aid period shall not exceed 12 monthsin total (latter part of Article 10(3) of the Emergency Aid and Support Act).
- Medical aid plus the initialnumber of aids shall not exceed twice in total, and educational aid plus theinitial number of aids shall not exceed four times in total (latter part of Article10(3) of the Emergency Support and Aid Act).