Eunpyeong-gu Establishes '1-Person Household Support Task Force'...Focused Customized Support for 1-Person Households

Eunpyeong-gu to Address Single-Person Household Concerns from July 1, Responding to Diverse Policy Demands... Single-Person Household Rate at 39.4%, Increasing Annually Since 2016, Necessitating Related Systems... 8.3 Billion Won Invested This Year for 37 Projects in 5 Key Areas with Tailored Support by Age, Residence, and Gender

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) has established a dedicated team for supporting single-person households with the start of the 8th term of the local government, launching a ‘Customized Intensive Support for Single-Person Households’ initiative.

To address the concerns of single-person households and respond to diverse policy demands, the ‘Single-Person Household Support Team’ was newly created within the Family Policy Division through an organizational restructuring on the 1st of this month.

As of 2022, single-person households in Eunpyeong-gu account for 84,000 households, representing 39.4% of all households, making it the largest segment. This number has been increasing annually from 44,000 households in 2016, highlighting the need to establish policies and systems tailored for single-person households.

In line with the increase in single-person households, the district is investing 8.3 billion KRW this year to implement 37 projects across five major areas. To ensure coordinated management and operation, 11 related departments have been organized into a task force, focusing on intensive support in five key areas: safety, health, housing, and others.

Particularly, various projects are being promoted considering factors such as age, residence, and gender. For women single-person households vulnerable to crime, programs such as ▲Safe Village Security Guards and ▲Secure Parcel Lockers are being operated.

For middle-aged and low-income single-person households vulnerable to health care, projects like ▲Visiting Health Management and ▲Middle-aged Beverage Delivery are underway. To improve the housing environment for young and low-income single-person households, initiatives such as ▲Entrepreneurs’ Housing and ▲Single-Person Household Clean Home Care are being implemented.

The district is also conducting a survey for policy formulation regarding single-person households. Data is being collected on general conditions such as household trends, marital status, and densely populated areas, as well as on economic activities, housing, safety, health, leisure, and social networks.

Through this, opinions from single-person household members and experts will be actively reflected in policies. The plan is to accurately identify the problems and demands faced by single-person households and promote effective, beneficiary-centered policies.

Meanwhile, according to the district, a significant number of single-person households face complex difficulties compared to multi-person households, including housing and economic burdens, safety, illness, and emotional isolation. In particular, if issues faced by young and middle-aged single-person households are neglected for a long time, they are likely to escalate into social problems, thus requiring tailored support measures for improvement.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, stated, “We will develop policies that reflect the diverse lifestyles and needs of single-person households so that they can coexist harmoniously as members of society,” adding, “We will do our best to make Eunpyeong a happy place where single-person households can live well.”

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