It was confirmed that Cho Doo-soon (68), who was released from the hospital in December last year as a sexual offender for children, received various welfare benefits of about 1.2 million won per month, including basic pensions paid to the elderly.
Today (2nd), according to officials in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Ansan City judged and passed the qualifications for basic living security benefits of the couple at the end of last month.
Earlier, on December 17 last year, five days after being released from the prison, Cho Doo-soon applied for basic living security benefits with his spouse at the same time as his basic pension to be paid to seniors aged 65 or older.
As they passed the qualification screening, the Cho Doo-soon received a total of 1.2 million won per month from the end of last month, including a basic pension of 300,000 won, a living benefit of 620,000 won for two people, and a housing benefit of 260,000 won.
In particular, it is known that the couple received welfare benefits for January of this year at the end of last month and retroactively received some of the welfare benefits for December last year after the application date.
The Cho Doo-soon couple can receive up to 920,000 won in living wages for two people, but when they received the basic pension, the amount was reduced by that amount.
In the screening process for the selection of basic livelihood security recipients, Cho Doo-soon is an elderly man who is 65 years of age or older and has no working ability. It has been reported that they have concluded that there is no reason to exclude them from being paid.
A city official said, "It is not possible to disclose whether the Cho Doo-soon couple is selected for welfare benefits, etc., because it is personal information." Said.