Gyeonggi Province’s expanded low-credit loan program has drawn intense demand while pairing emergency financial relief with welfare and employment support for financially vulnerable residents.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 10th that it has completed its review of applicants in the second round of “Gyeonggi Ultra-Low Credit Loan 2.0” and provided loans totaling roughly 2.61 billion won to 2,045 people.
경기도는 ‘경기 극저신용대출 2.0’ 2차 신청자에 대한 심사를 마치고 총 2045명에게 약 26억 1000만 원 규모의 대출을 지원했다고 10일 밝혔다.
The second round of the program began accepting applications on the 6th of last month and drew 3,079 applicants in all, showing such strong interest that online applications closed within 17 minutes of opening and telephone reservation applications within 21 minutes.
이번 2차 사업은 지난 달 6일 접수를 시작해 총 3079명이 신청했으며, 온라인 접수는 개시 17분 만에, 전화 예약 접수는 21분 만에 마감될 정도로 높은 관심을 보였다.
Reviews and consultations were then conducted for 2,913 people, excluding those who did not receive callback calls and others; the final recipients were selected after excluding existing applicants with unpaid balances and those who did not meet the credit-score criteria.
이후 콜백 미수신자 등을 제외한 2913명을 대상으로 심사와 상담이 진행됐고, 기존 미완납자 및 신용평점 기준 미충족자 등을 제외해 최종 지원 대상이 확정됐다.
Beginning with this second round, the province introduced a telephone reservation system in consideration of digitally vulnerable groups, while also running in-person applications through the Gyeonggi Province Support Center for Financial Welfare for Ordinary Citizens and local administrative welfare centers in applicants’ places of residence.
도는 이번 2차 접수부터 디지털 취약계층을 고려해 전화 예약 접수 방식을 도입하고, 경기도 서민금융복지 지원센터와 주소지 행정복지센터를 통한 현장 접수도 병행했다.
As a result, the share of applicants in their sixties or older rose from 9.1 percent in the first round to 12.4 percent in the second. Among telephone reservation applicants, those in their sixties or older accounted for 42.9 percent, far higher than among online applicants, where the figure was 6.7 percent. The province believes this approach helped improve older residents’ access to the policy.
그 결과 60대 이상 비율은 1차 9.1%에서 2차 12.4%로 증가했으며, 전화 예약 신청자 중 60대 이상 비율은 42.9%로 온라인 신청자(6.7%)보다 크게 높게 나타났다. 도는 이러한 방식이 고령층의 정책 접근성을 높이는 데 기여한 것으로 보고 있다.
An analysis of users found that the average loan amount per person was about 1.27 million won, and by age group, people in their thirties made up the largest share at 28.7 percent. As for loan purposes, living expenses accounted for the largest proportion at 79.2 percent, followed by loan repayment and payment of public utilities at 8.6 percent and medical expenses at 5.4 percent, indicating that demand was chiefly for subsistence-related financing.
이용자 분석 결과, 1인당 평균 대출금액은 약 127만 원이었으며 연령대별로는 30대가 28.7%로 가장 많았다. 대출 용도는 생활비가 79.2%로 가장 큰 비중을 차지했고, 대출 상환 및 공공요금 납부(8.6%), 의료비(5.4%) 순으로 나타나 생계형 금융 수요가 주를 이뤘다.
By occupation, office and salaried workers accounted for 38.9 percent, day laborers and freelancers for 35.5 percent, the unemployed for 14.6 percent, and business operators for 11 percent. In addition, 22.5 percent of all users said they had experience using high-interest loans or illegal private lending, revealing the realities faced by financially vulnerable groups.
직업별로는 직장인이 38.9%, 일용직·프리랜서 35.5%, 무직 14.6%, 사업자 11%로 집계됐다. 또한 전체 이용자의 22.5%는 고금리 대출이나 불법사금융 이용 경험이 있다고 응답해 금융 취약계층의 현실도 드러났다.
“Gyeonggi Ultra-Low Credit Loan 2.0” is a financial safety-net program for ordinary citizens that provides up to 2 million won to provincial residents aged 19 or older whose credit scores fall in the bottom 10 percent; for recipients of basic livelihood security and similar groups, eligibility extends to the bottom 20 percent. A defining feature of this year’s revamped 2.0 program is that it eases the burden of repayment by extending the repayment period from the previous five years to a maximum of ten years.
‘경기 극저신용대출 2.0’은 19세 이상 신용평점 하위 10%(기초생활수급자 등은 하위 20%) 도민을 대상으로 최대 200만 원을 지원하는 서민금융 안전망 사업이다. 올해 개편된 2.0 사업에서는 상환 기간을 기존 5년에서 최장 10년으로 확대해 상환 부담을 완화한 것이 특징이다.
The program is also strengthening tailored support for self-reliance by going beyond simple loan assistance and linking borrowers with financial, employment, and welfare services. In one actual case, a borrower identified as A, who had been raising two children after a divorce, was connected through the loan-support process to an administrative welfare center, selected as a recipient of basic livelihood security, and also approved for debt-adjustment relief, reducing the person’s economic burden.
또한 단순 대출 지원을 넘어 금융·고용·복지 서비스를 연계해 맞춤형 자립 지원을 강화하고 있다. 실제 사례로, 이혼 후 두 자녀를 양육하던 A씨는 대출 지원 과정에서 행정복지센터와 연계돼 기초생활보장 수급자로 선정됐고 채무조정 감면도 확정되며 경제적 부담을 줄였다.
Another borrower, B, had fallen into crisis after closing a business and falling behind on rent, but after getting through the immediate danger with loan support, was selected for the National Employment Support System, laying the groundwork for reemployment.
또 다른 B씨는 폐업 이후 월세 체납으로 위기에 처했으나 대출 지원을 통해 위기를 넘긴 뒤 국민취업지원제도 대상자로 선정돼 재취업 기반을 마련했다.
Kim Jin-hyo, head of the province’s Welfare Policy Division, said, “This program goes beyond simple financial assistance; it is a structure that helps provincial residents get back on their feet by linking welfare and employment as well,” adding, “We will continue to maintain a closely woven support system so that financially vulnerable groups can achieve stable self-reliance.”
김진효 도 복지정책과장은 “이번 사업은 단순한 금융 지원을 넘어 복지와 고용을 함께 연계해 도민의 재기를 돕는 구조”라며 “앞으로도 금융취약계층이 안정적으로 자립할 수 있도록 촘촘한 지원 체계를 이어가겠다”고 말했다.