Seoul Jung-gu, KEPCO, and KEPCO MCS Join Hands to Identify Vulnerable Households

Jung-gu, Seoul - KEPCO - KEPCO MCS Sign Business Agreement on the 3rd, Promise to Cooperate in Identifying Vulnerable Households in Welfare Blind Spots

KEPCO to Notify the District of Crisis Signs Such as Power Outages or Sudden Drops in Electricity Bills According to the Agreement

The District Increased Public-Private Cooperation in the First Quarter and Found 114 Households to Provide Welfare Services in Collaboration with Residents

Jung-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Kim Gil-seong) signed a business agreement on the 3rd with the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Seoul Headquarters (Head Jeon Si-sik) and KEPCO MCS Seoul Direct Branch (Branch Manager Kim Mi-kyung) to jointly identify vulnerable households in welfare blind spots.

Changes in electricity bills can be a distress signal sent by vulnerable households. According to the agreement, KEPCO MCS will immediately notify Jung-gu if it discovers households that have had their power cut off due to unpaid electricity bills or isolated households with a sudden drop in electricity usage that raise concerns about solitary deaths.

Furthermore, Jung-gu plans to cooperate in promoting KEPCO’s projects such as electricity bill discount programs for vulnerable groups.

This agreement is an extension of the business agreement signed with the Jung-gu Pharmaceutical Association in March. The Jung-gu Pharmaceutical Association reports to the district residents who have health issues but have not received treatment for a long time or appear to be in poor nutritional condition.

On the 12th, the district also signed a business agreement with the Real Estate Agents Association to receive reports on residents suspected of living in poor housing conditions or struggling financially, such as those who are behind on monthly rent payments.

Kim Gil-seong, Mayor of Jung-gu (center), signed a business agreement on the 3rd with Jeon Si-sik, Head of Korea Electric Power Corporation Seoul Headquarters (left), and Kim Mi-kyung, Branch Manager of KEPCO MCS Seoul Direct Branch, promising to cooperate in identifying and supporting vulnerable households.

Since early this year, Jung-gu has been working with the private sector to identify vulnerable households in welfare blind spots. Through tracking and monitoring basic livelihood security recipients and those who have ended emergency support, welfare hotlines, newcomer linkage, neighbor reports, and the welfare department system, a total of 613 vulnerable households were investigated during the first quarter.

Among them, 114 households in need of assistance were identified and provided with 138 welfare services. In particular, emergency welfare support expanded from 262 cases in the first quarter of last year to 321 cases in the first quarter of this year, revealing more hidden vulnerable households.

On the same day, a business agreement was also signed to improve energy efficiency. KEPCO promised support for replacing electrical equipment and heating and cooling systems with high-efficiency models in Jung-gu-owned buildings and facilities, aging apartment complexes, and welfare facilities.

Kim Gil-seong, Mayor of Jung-gu, said, “Looking at the users of the welfare hotline, while most reports were made by the individuals themselves until last year, cases of neighbors reporting have increased this year, which is encouraging. We will continue to build a more thorough Jung-gu-type welfare safety net to find residents who suffer alone without asking for help around them.”

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