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Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong District

The scene of the 'Task Force Meeting for Single-Person Household Support Policy' held on the 14th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) has launched the “Single-Person Household Support Policy Task Force” (TF, hereinafter referred to as the Task Force) to support the rapidly increasing number of single-person households.

In particular, since the so-called “MZ generation,” referring to young people in their 20s and 30s, accounts for the largest proportion of single-person households in the area, Seongdong-gu plans to focus on researching and developing customized policies that can enhance the effectiveness of policies targeting the MZ generation.

According to resident registration population statistics from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, single-person households in Seongdong-gu account for 42.4% of all households (rounded to the second decimal place, hereinafter the same).

Among these, single-person households in their 20s and 30s number 24,522, accounting for about half of all single-person households, or 42.6%.

The main reasons why the MZ generation chose Seongdong-gu as their residence include the long-established presence of university districts and high transportation convenience, making it a preferred area for young office workers commuting across Seoul.

Additionally, the concentration of IT and startup companies centered around the Seongsu-dong area and its recent rapid rise as a cultural and artistic hub have been analyzed as factors promoting the influx of single-person households in their 20s and 30s.

Accordingly, Seongdong-gu has launched the Task Force to consider practical support policies in response to the increasing demand for single-person households, undertaking a complete restructuring of existing family policies. The plan is to break away from the existing policy focused solely on the “four-person household” standard and establish diverse family policies, including those for single-person households, in line with the new era.

At the inaugural meeting held on the 14th, the Task Force first reviewed the current status of single-person households in Seongdong-gu and the necessity of policy transition, discussing the direction of support measures suitable for the characteristics of the MZ generation, which constitutes a significant portion of single-person households.

Starting from this meeting, the Task Force will conduct research on the lifestyle of single-person households in Seongdong-gu and develop and implement customized policies to enhance residential safety and living convenience.

In particular, since violent crimes targeting single-person household women have not been eradicated, effective residential safety measures for them will also be prepared.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, “The Task Force was launched after reflecting on whether the ‘traditional administration’ so far has considered and realized policies that meet the perspectives of young people. We intend to establish and implement support policies that directly impact the lives of MZ generation single-person households, moving away from support policies that focused only on ‘expanding social interaction.’”

Mayor Jung added, “We want to show that the local government, which is closest to the field of life, is striving to always be a source of strength for young single-person households.”

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