Gwangju Nam-gu 'Disabled Housing Renovation Project' Promotion

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) is set to actively promote the ‘Housing Renovation Project for Disabled Persons’ to improve the quality of life for low-income disabled individuals.

According to Nam-gu on the 9th, a consignment agreement ceremony for the housing renovation project aimed at improving the residential environment for vulnerable groups was held at the district office that morning.

Nam-gu will collaborate with Dream Housing, a local self-support enterprise, to efficiently carry out the project.

This year, the project budget for housing renovation for disabled persons is 41.6 million KRW, supporting approximately 3.8 million KRW per registered disabled household in the district, with plans to repair a total of 11 households.

The beneficiaries of the housing renovation project were selected based on the criteria for disabled households whose monthly average income per household is below the previous year’s urban worker household average income, according to the Disabled Welfare Act.

The renovation project for 11 disabled households in the district is scheduled to be actively implemented starting next month.

In particular, the project aims to eliminate mobility inconveniences for disabled persons living at home and install convenience facilities tailored to the type of disability to help them regain vitality in daily life.

Various convenience facilities installed in the disabled households will actively reflect the opinions of each household collected during on-site surveys to ensure user-centered facilities are established in each home.

Work is expected to mainly include repairs to bathrooms and kitchens, lowering thresholds at entrance and living room doors, and maintenance and installation of ramps from outside to inside the house.

A Nam-gu official stated, “We will do our best to promote the housing renovation project for disabled persons to improve the living convenience of residents in vulnerable housing,” adding, “The changes in home facilities will not only allow freer physical movement but also bring changes to the mind.”

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