Ruling Party and Government "Additional Cooling Cost Support for Senior Centers and Social Welfare Facilities in Preparation for Heatwave"

Support Fund Increased by 10,000 Won for 2 Months at Senior Centers
Up to 500,000 Won Support for Social Welfare Facilities

The People Power Party and the government announced on the 18th that they will provide additional cooling cost support to senior centers and social welfare facilities in preparation for the extreme heat this summer.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is speaking at the high-level ruling party-government meeting held on the afternoon of the 18th at the Prime Minister's official residence in Jongno-gu, Seoul, attended by ruling party and government officials.
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On the same day, the party and government held a high-level party-government council meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, attended by People Power Party leader Kim Gi-hyeon, floor leader Yoon Jae-ok, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, and Presidential Chief of Staff Kim Dae-gi, where they prepared a "Summer Vulnerable Group Protection Plan" with this content. The additional cooling cost support targets approximately 68,000 senior centers nationwide and about 7,000 government-supported social welfare facilities.

For senior centers, the monthly support amount will be increased by 10,000 won from 115,000 won to 125,000 won and provided for two months. Social welfare facilities such as local children's centers will receive up to 500,000 won per month depending on their size. Facilities with 50 or fewer people will receive 100,000 won per month, those with 51 to 100 people will receive 300,000 won per month, and those with more than 100 people will receive 500,000 won.

The party and government also decided to check the safety of vulnerable elderly people daily through phone calls and visits when a heatwave warning is issued, and to use emergency safety and security services utilizing information and communication technology (ICT) devices to connect vulnerable elderly people to 119 in case of emergencies. The government plans to identify eligible vulnerable children before the summer vacation starts and support them with lunch boxes and meal cards to ensure uninterrupted meal services during the vacation.

To protect homeless people and residents of small rooms vulnerable to heatwaves and heavy rain, counseling, patrols, and facility safety inspections will be strengthened. They also plan to find and support housing-vulnerable crisis households by analyzing 39 types of crisis information such as power outages, water outages, and overdue health insurance payments.

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