Ran to Find Welfare Blind Spots... Gyeongsan City, Excellent in 'Basic Livelihood Security' for 2 Consecutive Years

Gyeongsan City Hall, Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Intern Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsan City in Gyeongbuk Province has been selected as an excellent local government for two consecutive years in the 2021 Basic Livelihood Security Project evaluation hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

The Basic Livelihood Security System has been implemented since October 2000 to guarantee the right to a minimum humane life by providing necessary benefits to those facing difficulties in life, ensuring a minimum standard of living and supporting self-reliance.

Support includes livelihood benefits, housing benefits, medical benefits, education benefits, childbirth and self-reliance benefits, which are determined considering the recipient's age, household size, and residential area conditions.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare selects and awards outstanding local governments in the Basic Livelihood Security System field to guarantee citizens' basic living and eliminate blind spots in poverty.

The evaluation comprehensively reviews new recipient discoveries, protection decision performance through local livelihood security committees, support performance for the COVID-19 national mutual aid fund, and execution performance of emergency welfare support projects.

With the abolition of the support obligation criteria for livelihood benefits under the Basic Livelihood Security System, Gyeongsan City has actively taken the lead in finding and supporting new recipients who had previously been in welfare blind spots.

For low-income groups experiencing economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 aftermath, the city implemented a temporary livelihood support project to assist their living and also provided emergency welfare linkage support.

Mayor Choi Young-jo said, “We will devote all our efforts to stabilizing the lives of low-income groups suffering economic difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and carry out welfare administration that warmly embraces the local residents.”

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