People Power Party to Propose Legislation to Prevent 'Suwon Three Mothers' Case

Advance Notice of Partial Amendment to the Social Security Benefits Act
National Assembly Welfare Committee Whip Kang Ki-yoon as Representative

On the morning of the 25th, Joo Ho-young, Chairman of the Emergency Response Committee of the People Power Party, entered the funeral hall at Suwon Central Hospital in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, where the bereavement room for the 'Suwon Three Mothers,' who passed away without receiving welfare services despite battling cancer, rare diseases, and financial hardship, was set up. 2022.8.25 [Joint Coverage] [Image Source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 25th, the People Power Party announced that it will propose a partial amendment to the Social Security Benefits Act to eliminate welfare blind spots in relation to the 'Suwon Three Mothers' death case.

The amendment to the Act on the Use and Provision of Social Security Benefits and the Discovery of Beneficiaries, to be proposed by Kang Ki-yoon, the ruling party secretary of the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee and a member of the People Power Party, includes provisions allowing beneficiaries to apply for social security benefits at their current place of residence's city, county, or district without a request from the central administrative agency, even if their actual residence differs from their registered address, and to receive benefits for a certain period. It is known that the three mothers who lived in Suwon were unable to receive welfare services such as basic living benefits because they did not register their move despite financial hardship and illness.

Additionally, the People Power Party's Policy Committee plans to add information such as long-term loan repayment delays, excessive medical expenses relative to income, and emergency loan applications secured by pensions, in addition to the 34 types of information linked to the welfare blind spot detection system.

On the same day, Joo Ho-young, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, and Sung Il-jong, the chairman of the Policy Committee, visited the funeral hall prepared by Suwon City for the three mothers. After paying respects, Chairman Joo said, "After the Songpa Three Mothers tragedy, I thought welfare blind spots would be resolved, but such an incident happened again, and I am truly sorry to the people and have nothing to say." He added, "We will work with welfare authorities to prepare more meticulously at the institutional level so that such incidents never happen again." He also stated, "It is necessary to review the gaps in related laws such as the Resident Registration Act that caused this incident, as well as issues related to verification when public charges such as health insurance premiums are unpaid."

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