Gwangju Seo-gu Publishes Welfare Guidebook for a Happy Senior Life

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) announced on the 1st that it has published a guidebook titled ‘Baekse Cheongchun, Welfare Systems You Must Know for a Happy Old Age’ to resolve seniors' questions about welfare systems and to realize an age-friendly city in Seo-gu.

The ‘Welfare Systems You Must Know’ guidebook is composed of contents such as income support, health-related projects, care services, and fee reduction programs for seniors.

Income support includes the Basic Pension System and Housing Pension System; health projects cover dementia prevention management and medical expense support for adult cancer patients; care services include the Long-term Care Insurance for the Elderly and Community Integrated Care projects; fee reduction programs include voucher projects, all carefully detailed for seniors to understand.

In particular, this book was produced with large print and a large format to make it easy for seniors to read, and it introduced a smartphone application that reads text aloud (Voice Eye) to enhance accessibility for seniors and visually impaired individuals.

The newly published book will be distributed to 18 neighborhood community centers (administrative welfare centers), senior comprehensive welfare centers, and related organizations.

A Seo-gu official said, “We hope that through the distribution of this guidebook, seniors in Seo-gu will be able to learn about and utilize various welfare benefits.”

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