Mapo-gu, Full Effort to Protect Welfare Blind Spots During Seol Holiday

Establishment of Plan to Identify and Protect Welfare Blind Spots During Seol Holiday, Rapid Response System for Crisis Households...1:1 Matching of Care Neighbors and Vulnerable Households, Use of Community Human Resources Network for Calls and Visits During Holiday...Monitoring High-Risk Households and Sharing Information with Private Welfare Agencies After Holiday

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) is making every effort to protect low-income groups by proactively identifying welfare blind spots in advance of the Lunar New Year holiday, establishing a rapid protection system to prepare for crisis households during the holiday period.

First, to ensure that socially vulnerable groups in the area do not become isolated during the period including before and after the holiday, the district established the ‘2021 Lunar New Year Welfare Blind Spot Identification and Protection Plan’ to enable systematic support and strengthened protection.

According to this plan, the district will focus all efforts on identifying crisis households and checking welfare recipients centered on the local community before the holiday.

While actively identifying residents in welfare blind spots who need help, the district is intensively monitoring high-risk one- to two-person households, welfare recipients without family visits during the holiday period, and housing-vulnerable households, among others, focusing on safety and care vulnerable groups.

In particular, monitoring is also conducted through the ‘Mapo Anbu Call (Mobile Safety Care Service),’ newly introduced and operated by the district since last year, allowing for rapid checks of many crisis households and welfare recipients.

‘Mapo Anbu Call’ is a service where welfare officers at the local community center directly check on residents if their mobile or landline phones have not been used for a certain period. After the first individual monitoring, a second check is conducted on those with no call history for a long time or showing abnormal signs, enabling more thorough resident monitoring.

During the Lunar New Year holiday, 2,105 vulnerable households will be matched one-to-one with 299 caring neighbors composed of welfare account holders and members of local community councils in each neighborhood to conduct welfare checks.

Additionally, a comprehensive situation room on the first floor of Mapo-gu Office, which operates even during the holiday period, has established an emergency contact network for welfare management and visiting services to enable 24-hour rapid response to any possible crisis situations.

Furthermore, after the holiday, high-risk households will be rechecked, and after final monitoring, information will be shared with related organizations such as private welfare institutions to conduct follow-up management.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “We will build a thorough protection system not only during the holiday but also before and after it, so that no resident feels lonely or struggling during a holiday that should be happy with loved ones, ensuring everyone has a warm Lunar New Year.”

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