On-site Inspection of the 'Basic Welfare Guidelines' in Dong-gu, Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 2nd that it has inspected the progress of each of the 48 items in the ‘Dong-gu Basic Welfare Guidelines,’ which are being promoted to guarantee welfare and quality of life above the minimum level for all Dong-gu residents.

The ‘Dong-gu Basic Welfare Guidelines’ present welfare standards for 48 items across four areas: ▲basic living ▲heatwave and cold wave preparedness ▲education and culture ▲care targets. It is the first nationwide local government standard for living welfare established to ensure residents’ basic quality of life in key areas of daily living.

To check whether the welfare environment in the district has improved, Dong-gu selected a sample of 500 households in need of care from July 1 to August 19 and conducted on-site inspections.

The inspection results showed that areas such as ▲basic living (3.8%↑), ▲education and culture (12%↑), and ▲care targets (4.7%↑) improved compared to the previous year, indicating an overall enhancement of the welfare environment.

On the other hand, areas such as ▲housing environment ▲children’s play spaces ▲study rooms for school-age children ▲disaster insurance subscription rates were found to require improvement.

Dong-gu plans to actively discover and promote policies that can focus on supplementing vulnerable sectors starting in the second half of this year by sharing the inspection results with private welfare facilities and organizations, as well as the Dong community social security council.

Among these, projects such as support for study rooms for school-age children and single-person household plant companion groups will be implemented from September, and other areas needing improvement will be addressed through tailored action plans for each neighborhood via meetings of representatives from the Dong community social security council.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “We will continuously inspect and supplement the ‘Dong-gu Basic Welfare Guidelines’ through various projects to ensure there are no blind spots in welfare,” adding, “We will continue to build a strong welfare safety net through the Dong-gu-style village welfare model where neighbors help neighbors.”

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