Gangdong-gu Receives Minister of Health and Welfare Commendation for Identifying and Supporting Isolated Neighbors in Winter

Selected as the Only Seoul Municipality Excelling in Discovering and Supporting Marginalized Neighbors During Winter 2020-2021... Identified and Assisted 2,283 At-Risk Households in Welfare Blind Spots, a 170% Increase (1,439 People) Compared to the Previous Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) was selected as an outstanding local government for support performance in the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s ‘Winter Welfare Blind Spot Discovery and Support Evaluation’ and received a ministerial citation.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare selected and announced 23 cities, counties, and districts nationwide that showed excellent performance during the intensive discovery and support period for winter welfare crisis households (12 with outstanding performance, 11 with excellent cases). Gangdong-gu was the only district in Seoul selected as an outstanding local government for performance.

During the intensive discovery and support period for winter welfare blind spots, the district discovered and supported 2,283 crisis households, an increase of 170% (an increase of 1,439 households) compared to the previous year.

In addition to utilizing the Social Welfare Integrated Management Network, the ‘Dong Community Security Council,’ ‘Honorary Social Welfare Officers,’ and ‘Welfare Account Holders’ actively discovered welfare blind spots directly. The Dong Community Center linked available public services and private resources to crisis households, actively responding to resolving the crisis of vulnerable groups.

To form a dense welfare network even after winter, the district newly appointed about 190 honorary social welfare officers on May 10 to expand the community safety net for discovering crisis households in welfare blind spots.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “This is a valuable achievement where the public and private sectors worked together to discover and resolve welfare crisis households in the post-COVID-19 era,” and added, “We will create a happier Gangdong through continuous discovery and support of crisis households.”

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