Sejong-si Utilizes Big Data to Build Welfare Safety Net and Eliminate Blind Spots

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City is taking steps to eliminate welfare blind spots by establishing a welfare safety net using big data.

The city announced on the 2nd that it selected 9,905 households in need of welfare services by collecting and analyzing big data from public and private institutions, such as power and water outages, using the Social Security Information System, and identifying vulnerable groups through customized welfare teams in eup, myeon, and dong districts.

According to the selection results, the city provided livelihood and housing expenses as social security benefits to 365 households and emergency welfare support to 216 households. Additionally, 52 households were registered as integrated case management households and linked to private welfare services to ensure these households do not face crisis situations.

Earlier, the city identified a total of 19,822 crisis households experiencing economic difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and provided them with 907 million won in support by last month.

The city plans to operate a focused period for identifying crisis households and establishing support plans while discovering welfare blind spots in preparation for the winter season, which begins in earnest at the end of this month.

Mayor Lee Chun-hee said, "Winter is a time when attention and help are more urgently needed for vulnerable groups than at any other time," adding, "The city will do its best to eliminate welfare blind spots by actively utilizing public assistance and human safety nets linked to the local community."

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