Jinju-si Selected as an Excellent Local Government in Basic Livelihood Security, Awarded the Minister of Health and Welfare Award

Highly Praised for Expanding Substantive Coverage through Identifying Welfare Blind Spots

Jinju City Hall Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 27th that it received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award and a prize of 3 million won in the '2021 Excellent Local Government Evaluation in the Basic Livelihood Security Sector' hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

The award for excellent local governments in the basic livelihood security sector is conducted annually by the Ministry of Health and Welfare targeting 229 local governments nationwide, comprehensively evaluating ▲discovery of new beneficiaries due to the relaxation of the support obligor criteria ▲proper execution of the basic livelihood security benefit budget ▲temporary relaxation of emergency welfare and discovery of welfare blind spots ▲performance of protection through rights remedies by the Livelihood Security Committee.

Since January, Jinju City held a focused promotion period following the relaxation of the support obligor criteria for livelihood benefit recipients, actively guiding applications through mail, phone calls, and home visits targeting elderly people aged 65 or older, persons with disabilities, and single-parent households who are practically struggling to make a living.

In addition, it was highly evaluated for actively promoting welfare protection for welfare blind spots by supporting about 550 households annually who suffer practical difficulties due to not receiving support from their obligors through deliberation and decisions by the Livelihood Security Committee.

Accordingly, the number of basic livelihood security beneficiaries, which was 10,727 households and 14,559 people last year, increased by 11.4% this year to cover 11,760 households and 16,223 people. For next year, 43.5 billion won has been secured, an increase of 1 billion won compared to this year, to provide more substantial protection for the marginalized.

A city official stated, “We will continue to solidify the operation of the basic livelihood security system and make every effort to actively discover households in need to resolve welfare blind spots and protect marginalized groups.”

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