Eligible welfare recipients by month and province
Korea Social Security Information ServicePeriod 2025-12Retrieved 2026-11-09
Monthly number of people and households eligible for welfare programs registered in the Social Security Information System (Basic Livelihood Security, near-poor programs, Basic Pension and more), by province.
As of 2025-12, Eligible persons: highest province is Gyeonggi (548,929), lowest is Sejong (10,202). Sum of all: 2,836,706.
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| Province | Eligible persons |
|---|---|
| Seoul | 465567 |
| Busan | 256393 |
| Daegu | 171240 |
| Incheon | 198136 |
| Gwangju | 105181 |
| Daejeon | 85158 |
| Ulsan | 49702 |
| Sejong | 10202 |
| Gyeonggi | 548929 |
| Gangwon | 93005 |
| Chungbuk | 88525 |
| Chungnam | 104938 |
| Jeonbuk | 141270 |
| Jeonnam | 116311 |
| Gyeongbuk | 165842 |
| Gyeongnam | 196024 |
| Jeju | 40283 |
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Reference (APA 7th)
Korea Social Security Information Service. (2026). 복지사업 월별 시도별 수급권자 현황 (as of 2025-12-31) [Eligible welfare recipients by month and province] [Data set]. Public Data Portal (Korea). Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://www.data.go.kr/data/15009570/fileData.do
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사회보장정보시스템(행복이음)에 등록된 복지사업의 자격을 가지고 있는 대상자(수급권자, 수급가구)의 월별, 시도별 통계 현황 자료 - 복지사업 자격명 : 기초생활보장(기초생계급여, 기초의료급여, 기초주거급여, 기초교육급여), 차상위장애인, 차상위자활, 차상위본인부담경감대상자, 기초연금, 장애인연금 - 수급권자는 급여를 받을 수 있는 권리(자격)가 있는 사람(실제로 급여를 받지 않아도 자격만 있으면 해당) - 수급자는 실제로 급여를 받고 있는 사람 - 수급가구는 급여를 받을 자격이 있는 사람이 모여 생활하는 가구
- Source updated: 2026-07-20
- Next update: 2027-07-20
- Reference date: 2025-12-31
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