Wando-gun Selected as an Excellent Local Government for Basic Livelihood Security

Efforts to Eliminate Welfare Blind Spots, Commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare

Wando-gun Government Office Exterior Photo by Asia Economy

[Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, was selected as an excellent local government in the '2021 Basic Livelihood Security Sector Evaluation' and received a commendation and prize money from the Minister of Health and Welfare.

According to the county on the 28th, this evaluation was conducted by comprehensively considering the joint evaluation results of local governments in the basic livelihood security sector by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, as well as efforts in system operation and work cooperation.

Wando-gun received uniformly high grades in major evaluation indicators such as discovering new beneficiaries and efforts to eliminate welfare blind spots, performance in operating the local livelihood security committee, protection performance following the abolition of the support obligor criteria, appropriate benefit management performance, execution performance of temporary living support for low-income groups, execution performance of emergency welfare support, and execution performance of the national treasury subsidy budget for livelihood benefits.

The Integrated Investigation Team of the Resident Welfare Division of Wando-gun promptly conducted regular verification surveys on welfare recipients, contributing to the soundness of welfare finances, and significantly improved the welfare perception of priority guaranteed households in vulnerable groups through the local livelihood security committee.

In addition, it has played a leading role in rescuing welfare recipients facing difficulties by actively discovering new beneficiaries of customized benefits.

In particular, last year, 238 households applied for livelihood benefits, and this year, 1,567 households applied, showing a 658% increase in application performance compared to last year.

A county official said, "This award is even more meaningful as the welfare administration promoted in unison by the Wando-gun headquarters and 12 eup/myeon customized welfare teams was recognized in a nationwide evaluation," adding, "We will continue to do our best to solidify the basic livelihood security project by actively discovering and supporting crisis households in welfare blind spots."

Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil ckp6737@asiae.co.kr

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