Welfare benefit payments by province
Korea Social Security Information ServicePeriod 2025-12Retrieved 2026-11-09
Number and amount of benefit payments to recipients of welfare programs registered in the Social Security Information System (Haengbok-eum), by province — covering Basic Livelihood Security, Basic Pension and Disability Pension.
As of 2025-12, Payments (cases): highest province is Seoul (245,582), lowest is Sejong (3,615). Sum of all: 1,381,533.
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| Province | Payments (cases) |
|---|---|
| Seoul | 245582 |
| Busan | 137750 |
| Daegu | 86550 |
| Incheon | 91934 |
| Gwangju | 47852 |
| Daejeon | 42451 |
| Ulsan | 21884 |
| Sejong | 3615 |
| Gyeonggi | 238002 |
| Gangwon | 45757 |
| Chungbuk | 41457 |
| Chungnam | 52414 |
| Jeonbuk | 68305 |
| Jeonnam | 58769 |
| Gyeongbuk | 85739 |
| Gyeongnam | 94937 |
| Jeju | 18535 |
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Reference (APA 7th)
Korea Social Security Information Service. (2026). 복지사업 시도별 급여지급 현황 (as of 2025-12-31) [Welfare benefit payments by province] [Data set]. Public Data Portal (Korea). Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://www.data.go.kr/data/15062447/fileData.do
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사회보장정보시스템(행복이음)에 등록된 복지사업의 급여서비스를 지급받은 대상자(수급자)의 지역별(시도) 급여 지급건수, 지급금액 통계 현황 자료 - 복지사업 자격명 : 기초생활보장, 기초연금, 장애인연금 - 급여 서비스명 : 생계급여(일반), 생계급여(시설), 생계급여(긴급), 주거급여, 사할린한인(특별지원금), 해산급여, 장제급여, 장애인연금, 기초연금 - 수급권자는 급여를 받을 수 있는 권리(자격)가 있는 사람(실제로 급여를 받지 않아도 자격만 있으면 해당) - 수급자는 실제로 급여(서비스)를 받고 있는 사람 - 지급금액은 백만원 단위로 설정
- Source updated: 2026-07-20
- Next update: 2027-07-20
- Reference date: 2025-12-31
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