Gangdong-gu Supports Insulation, Windows, Flooring, Boiler, and Air Conditioner for Low-Income Households

Gangdong-gu Supports Energy Environment Improvement for Low-Income Households with Korea Energy Foundation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) is promoting the ‘Energy Efficiency Improvement Project for Low-Income Households’ in collaboration with the Korea Energy Foundation to support the energy usage environment of low-income families.

The ‘Energy Efficiency Improvement Project for Low-Income Households’ is divided and implemented into construction support, including insulation, windows, flooring, and boilers, and cooling support, which provides small air conditioners and other cooling devices.

Construction support is provided at an average of 2.2 million KRW per household (up to 3 million KRW), and cooling support is provided within 310,000 KRW per household, with the entire support amount funded by the national government.

The support targets are recipients of the National Basic Livelihood Security and near-poverty class, low-income households in welfare blind spots, households eligible for housing repair under housing benefits ‘owner-occupied’, residents of public rental housing owned by LH and Urban Corporation, and households that have received support within 2 years under the same project are excluded.

Last year, the district actively identified vulnerable groups in need of energy usage environment improvement and supported 561 households with 413.98 million KRW through the ‘Energy Efficiency Improvement Project for Low-Income Households’.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “This year, we will actively identify energy welfare recipients not only among existing welfare beneficiaries but also those in blind spots, and strive to provide a comfortable living environment that enables warm winters and cool summers.”

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