Gwangju City Receives Positive Response for Single-Parent Family Household Support Service

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan City's ‘Single-Parent Family Household Support Service’ has been receiving great responses.

According to an online survey conducted in July targeting households that used the ‘Single-Parent Family Household Support Service’ in the first half of this year, 97% of users responded that they were satisfied with the service.

Among the 73 users, 65 responded to this survey, and 97% of respondents said that the household service helped their family life and that they were satisfied with the service usage methods and procedures.

Regarding the improvements from using the household support service, respondents cited ▲the house became cleaner, which brought peace of mind and reduced the frequency of getting angry at their children ▲household stress decreased, improving quality of life ▲they discovered a more positive attitude toward their children ▲the house became cleaner, making them happier and turning it into a home where they want to stay longer.

The single-parent household support project was piloted last year by Gwangju City for 20 households to alleviate the difficulties faced by single-parent families who have to work alone to support their family while solely responsible for housework and childcare, and this year it was significantly expanded to 100 households.

The support targets single-parent families with children under 18 years old whose income is below 120% of the median income, where the single parent is employed or studying, or the family has illness or disability.

Using a private housekeeping helper platform, the service supports the cost of weekly household services (up to 45,000 KRW per session), with a maximum annual support limit of 1.6 million KRW per household.

Applications and inquiries can be made at the Nam-gu Family Center, the organization in charge of the project.

Im Younghee, Director of the Women and Family Division, said, “This household support service was started as the most necessary policy for single parents who have to bear the burden of work, childcare, and housework alone,” and added, “We hope that the time for healing with their children will increase through the household service.”

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