South Korea will begin to accept applications for the government's COVID-19 relief payouts on Monday.

The government will hand out relief funds of 250-thousand won per person to the lower 88 percent of the income bracket.

Eligibility will be determined by each household's national health insurance payment in June.

People can check their eligibility online or through the call centers of credit card firms as well as the homepage of the National Health Insurance Service.

The payouts will be given as vouchers or prepaid cards, or through credit or debit cards. Online applications will start Monday, while offline applications begin next Monday.

This is the second time the government is providing emergency relief grants to the general public to offset the fallout from the pandemic. It paid all households relief funds of up to one million won in May last year.