Gyeonggi-do Strengthens Identification and Heating Cost Support for Low-Income Crisis Households in Winter

Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs, is conducting the 3rd Emergency Economic Inspection Meeting. Photo by Gyeonggi Provincial Government

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is strengthening the identification of vulnerable households in the winter welfare blind spots and enhancing heating cost support for low-income households.

First, Gyeonggi Province operates an emergency welfare crisis counseling hotline (010-4419-7722) and designates religious organizations and real estate agents as 'Honorary Social Welfare Officers' to utilize them in identifying vulnerable households.

In addition, customized measures are implemented for selected groups vulnerable to cold waves in winter, such as the elderly, disabled, and homeless.

To this end, winter heating costs are supported for low-income elderly households and senior centers, and a street homeless response team is operated for the homeless. Furthermore, emergency medical support and safety inspections of homeless facilities are also conducted.

In particular, due to the increase in unit prices compared to the previous year?indoor kerosene by 41.3% and heating city gas by 37.8%?heating cost reduction support is provided for socially vulnerable groups.

The province supports energy vouchers (164,414 households), kerosene vouchers (84 households), and briquette coupons (2,567 households), among others.

Earlier, on the 12th, the province held the '3rd Emergency Economic Inspection Meeting' chaired by Deputy Governor Yeom Tae-young to identify crisis trends among vulnerable groups in the province due to rising heating costs and to discuss effective winter support measures.

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