Dongjak-gu Provides Up to 300,000 KRW for School Uniforms to New Students with Disabilities

Starting This Year, Support for Uniform Purchase Costs Up to 300,000 KRW Annually for Over 60 Disabled Middle and High School Students Living Locally, Providing One Winter and One Summer Uniform Each

Last Year’s Dongjak-gu Middle and High School Students’ Uniform Naerisarang Sharing Market

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) is promoting the 'Support for Uniform Purchase Costs for Disabled Students.'

Last year, the district enacted the Seoul Dongjak-gu Ordinance on Support for Uniform Purchase Costs for Disabled Students to enhance welfare for the disabled, and will begin full implementation this year.

The support targets about 60 disabled students (including registered foreign disabled persons) who are registered residents of Dongjak-gu and actually reside there, entering middle or high school. However, students receiving similar support under other laws or regulations are not eligible.

The district will provide up to 300,000 KRW annually per person for one winter uniform and one summer uniform each. In cases where only the summer uniform is supported due to moving into the area, support will be up to 150,000 KRW.

The application period for winter uniforms is from March 2 to April 30, and for summer uniforms from May 1 to June 30.

The applicant or their family must bring the application form, a copy of the bankbook, proof of enrollment, uniform purchase receipts, and other required documents to the relevant community service center.

The district will verify eligibility and select recipients before depositing the uniform purchase costs into the designated accounts.

For more details, contact the Senior and Disabled Division (☎820-9308) or the respective community service centers.

Additionally, last month in Noryangjin 1-dong, the Hope Ondol Warm Winter Fund raised 2.8 million KRW to support uniform costs for 14 low-income middle and high school students.

Lee Hong-yeol, head of the Senior and Disabled Division, said, “Through this support, we expect to guarantee the learning rights of disabled students and alleviate the economic burden on families,” adding, “We will continue to promote projects that realize fair and universal educational welfare without discrimination.”

The district is conducting various projects to support independent living for the disabled. It provides 60 to 480 hours per month of physical, household, and mobility assistance for disabled persons aged 6 to under 65, and plans to distribute ‘Sound Alert Neckbands’ using smart technology to 300 hearing-impaired individuals starting in the second half of the year.

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