Self-Interior & Kimjang Sharing... Seoul City Unveils 66 'Single-Person Household Programs'

Online and Offline Programs for Healthy and Happy Solo Living from October to December
Customized Support Focused on Five Key Areas: Housing, Safety, Health & Independence, and Social Networks

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 6th that it will introduce 66 ‘Single-Person Household Programs’ that anyone living alone can enjoy for free, both online and offline, to promote a healthy and happy solo life for single-person households.

Various customized programs focusing on five essential areas for single-person households?housing, safety, health, economy and independence, and social networks?can be participated in at home or nearby locations.

For example, regarding housing, the ‘Self-Interior Class’ allows participants to decorate their own space and realize their dream of independent living. If health is a concern, one can join the ‘Don’t Want to Move but Want to Be Healthy’ program, which encourages forming exercise habits by walking together. For safety, there is a self-defense program to learn how to protect oneself. Additionally, various leisure and cultural programs such as cooking, travel, and reading are prepared to enrich the daily lives of single-person households.

There will also be a ‘Single-Person Household Kimchi-Making Day.’ Cooking classes for Christmas home parties are available as well. For single-person households with pets, a pet behavioral correction therapy program is noteworthy.

The ‘Single-Person Household Programs’ will be operated at 20 district ‘Single-Person Household Support Centers’ from this month until the end of December. Depending on social distancing measures, 41 out of the total 68 programs will be conducted online so participants can join from home. The remaining 25 programs are small-scale offline sessions designed for elderly single-person households and others who find online participation difficult.

Programs vary by center, and except for some, participants can apply and join regardless of the district they reside in. Detailed information can be found on the ‘Seoul Single-Person Household Portal,’ a policy and information platform for single-person households, or by contacting the respective district Single-Person Household Support Center.

Meanwhile, district Single-Person Household Support Centers also provide ongoing services such as the ‘Social Network Support Project,’ which supports group activities of three or more people to alleviate loneliness among single-person households, and free psychological counseling in cooperation with the Healthy Family Support Center. Any single-person household residing in Seoul can receive various counseling services at these centers.

Lee Hae-seon, Head of the Seoul City Single-Person Household Special Measures Promotion Team, said, “We plan to continuously develop and provide various customized programs for single-person households so that anyone can easily access them nearby without burden,” adding, “We will promote not only institutional improvements but also programs that provide diverse care to help resolve difficulties faced by single-person households.”

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