Seocho-gu Ensures Safety for Single Male Households... Supports Installation of Door Cameras and More

Seocho-gu Expands 'Seoripul Bodyguard' Housing Safety Program for Single-Person Households from Women to Men ▲Home Security System ▲Digital Videophone ▲Door Safety Latch Support & Adds 'Self-Defense Alarm Bell' for Assistance in Stalking and Dating Violence Emergencies

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seocho-gu is becoming a reliable support by thoroughly ensuring the safety of single-person households.

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) announced that it is expanding the ‘Seoripul Bodyguard’ project, which was previously for women only, to include men as well in order to protect the safety of single-person households who feel anxious due to crime.

This aims to eliminate safety blind spots and create an environment where single-person households of all ages and genders can live with peace of mind. Additionally, according to a recent survey conducted by the single-person household curation platform Honjok-ui Jewang, 79.7% of single-person households reported feeling anxious about 'safety.'

The district’s ‘Seoripul Bodyguard Project’ supports a safe residential life for single-person households living alone by providing ▲home security systems ▲digital videophones ▲and door safety chains.

First, the home security system targets vulnerable single-person households living in multi-family houses, villas, and general residences. Applicants can choose either a door camera for the front door or an indoor home camera, and an emergency button is also provided to dispatch a professional security company in urgent situations. Installation is free of charge. Basic livelihood security recipients or lower-income groups can use the service free of charge, while others pay an annual fee of 12,000 KRW.

For single-person households who may feel uneasy inside their homes, the district provides ‘digital videophones’ to verify visitors and installs ‘door safety chains’ with double locks free of charge.

Furthermore, the district also provides ‘portable self-defense devices’ that emit alarm sounds free of charge to help receive assistance from nearby people in dangerous situations such as stalking or dating violence, which have been occurring frequently recently.

The district expects these measures to help prevent various crimes and support stable living for single-person households, who are relatively more vulnerable to crime exposure.

Any single-person household registered in Seocho-gu can apply for these projects. Applicants should bring the application form, resident registration certificate, and other required documents to apply via the Seocho Single-Person Household Support Center website or visit one of the 18 community service centers. For further inquiries, contact the Seocho Single-Person Household Support Center.

Along with this, the district is also carefully managing the health of single-person households. Seocho-gu offers free ‘Youth Seocho Health Checkups’ for single-person household youth aged 19 to 34, which include tests for ▲cancer markers (4 types for men, 5 types for women) ▲thyroid function (T3, TSH, Free T4) ▲hepatitis A and liver/kidney function ▲diabetes and hyperlipidemia ▲syphilis and AIDS ▲rubella, among others.

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, said, “We will continue to prepare various support projects so that single-person households can enjoy a safer life and strive to make Seocho a place where everyone feels secure.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.