Gyeonggi-do to Intensively Identify Summer Welfare Blind Spots Until August

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is taking proactive measures to support marginalized groups in welfare blind spots as the summer season approaches.

The province will first collaborate with 544 town, township, and neighborhood visiting health and welfare teams, Infinite Care Centers, and local community security councils over the two months of July and August to identify households in crisis. It will also carry out neighbor-helping activities such as checking on vulnerable residents living in jjokbangchon (tiny room villages) and elderly living alone, and providing supplies like cool mats and fans.

Additionally, a task force (TF) will be formed to promote customized protection and support for demand groups such as elderly living alone and persons with disabilities, coordinate emergency heatwave rescue with city and county governments, and discover welfare blind spots using big data.

Furthermore, newly identified households in crisis will be linked to public support such as emergency welfare, Infinite Care projects, and basic living security.

Since April, the province has been conducting a project to find marginalized households in crisis due to COVID-19, discovering over 40,600 households in crisis over three months until the end of this month and providing 29.9 billion KRW in support.

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