Yongsan-gu, Production and Distribution of 2021 Welfare Calendar

To Improve Accessibility to Resident Welfare Systems, Welfare Benefit Dates, Verification Survey Schedules, and Various Welfare Programs Clearly Introduced... 4,500 Copies Produced in A4-Sized Desk Calendar Format

Yongsan-gu Welfare Calendar

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] “What welfare policies are available for our child?”, “What new supports are being provided this year?”

As government welfare policies are strengthened every year, residents' interest and curiosity are also increasing. This is especially true for vulnerable groups with limited access to information.

Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seong Jang-hyun) has produced and distributed 4,500 copies of the 2021 Welfare Calendar.

This is to improve accessibility to welfare systems for beneficiaries such as recipients of the National Basic Livelihood Security.

The calendar is in the form of a desk calendar sized A4 (297mm × 205mm) with 14 pages including the cover. On the front of the calendar, it displays the welfare payment dates of the month, verification survey schedules, government grain application deadlines, Culture Nuri Card recharge deadlines, education benefit application deadlines, and the schedule of the district’s Senior Citizens’ Day events.

Livelihood and housing benefits, child-rearing expenses for single-parent families, disability pensions, and disability allowances are paid on the 20th of each month, while basic pensions, child allowances, and child-rearing allowances are paid on the 25th of each month.

If the payment date falls on a weekend (holiday), the payment is made in advance on the previous day. Since this is noted on the calendar, there is no need to call the district office to confirm.

The verification survey is a task conducted by the district to periodically check changes in welfare recipients’ residential area, household members, living conditions (income, assets), work ability, employment status, and presence of support obligors. Since the regular and occasional verification survey schedules are marked on the calendar, the district expects that it will prevent fraudulent receipt caused by missing these dates.

On the back of the calendar, the 2021 National Basic Livelihood Security system, major exemptions and support systems for welfare recipients, reporting obligations for welfare recipients, and welfare policies by generation such as seniors, single-parent families, infants, and children and adolescents are clearly organized. Contact information for related welfare institutions and transportation (Culture Shuttle Bus) can also be checked immediately.

Seong Jang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “We have been producing the welfare calendar since 2019,” and added, “Based on our accumulated know-how, we composed the content with the topics residents are most curious about. Vulnerable groups with limited access to information will be able to naturally take care of their rights by looking at the calendar.”

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