Gwangjin-gu Provides 40,000 to 60,000 KRW Cooling Cost Support to 2,000 Vulnerable Households

Gwangjin-gu Provides Proactive Cooling Cost Support to Vulnerable Groups in Welfare Blind Spots

Support for Cooling Costs and More to 2,000 Vulnerable Households in Welfare Blind Spots

In May, 1st Phase Selected 653 Households, Providing 40,000 to 60,000 KRW per Household

Alleviating Household Burden of Public Utility Charges... Establishing a Thorough and Seamless Welfare Safety Net

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) is supporting public utility charges, including cooling costs, for 2,000 low-income vulnerable households with a heavy burden of public utility fees through the ‘Gwangjin-type Energy Vulnerable Public Utility Support Project.’

This project is a unique special project in Gwangjin that provides monthly support for cooling and heating costs to low-income vulnerable groups in welfare blind spots who are struggling financially but do not receive benefits such as recipients or near-poor.

In this regard, since March, the district has been accepting applications from vulnerable households such as those who failed to apply for basic living benefits and those identified in welfare blind spots, conducting income investigations, selecting target households, and on the 10th, in the first phase, providing 40,000 to 60,000 KRW in public utility charges to 653 households.

The payment amount corresponds to 2 to 3 months per household based on the application month, and the supported recipients are expected to receive an average annual amount of about 150,000 KRW in electricity and city gas charges by December.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin District

Additionally, the district plans to continuously identify residents in welfare blind spots outside the formal system and provide public utility support to build a dense welfare safety net.

Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “With an expected increase in electricity rates and the upcoming summer season with high demand for cooling costs, we have quickly provided cooling cost support to ease the household burden of low-income residents even a little.”

Last winter, Gwangjin-gu supported about 1,000 households, including near-poor and single-parent families, with 100,000 KRW for heating costs amid a surge in heating expenses. The district has identified about 3,800 households, including recipients and near-poor who are eligible for government public utility support but have not applied, sent guidance letters, promoted the program, and plans to provide more active assistance so that low-income residents can benefit from public utility support in the future.

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