Seongdong-gu Operates 'Chomchom Balguldan' to Identify Welfare Blind Spots

Seongdong-gu Operates Intensive Welfare Blind Spot Discovery Day on the Fourth Wednesday of Every Month

Designated and Operated as Intensive Welfare Blind Spot Discovery Day on the Fourth Wednesday of Every Month

Simultaneous Campaigns by Community Security Councils of 17 Dong to Realize a Happy Seongdong for All

Seongsu 1-ga 1-dong Community Social Security Council Activities

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) announced that it has designated the fourth Wednesday of every month as the ‘Intensive Welfare Blind Spot Discovery Day’ to strengthen the system for discovering welfare blind spots.

On the ‘Intensive Welfare Blind Spot Discovery Day,’ all 17 dongs will join forces to encourage and support active participation from residents in order to uncover hidden crisis households.

The first Intensive Discovery Day was held on the 28th of last month, during which over 200 members of the Community Security Councils from the 17 dongs jointly conducted campaigns in areas with high foot traffic in each dong.

They also promoted participation in honorary social welfare officer activities to workers in daily life industries such as restaurants and cafes.

Kim Seong-chan, a member of the Majang-dong Community Security Council who participated in the campaign, shared his thoughts, saying, “I hope that our small efforts will help neighbors in difficult situations receive much-needed assistance.”

Seongdong-gu has hired a dedicated team called the ‘Dense Discovery Team’ to promptly identify crisis households, focusing on vulnerable residential areas for intensive discovery and promotional activities. Additionally, they detect crisis signs proactively by utilizing big data from the Social Security Information System and conducting surveys on single-person households to respond preemptively to crisis situations.

Furthermore, by operating the KakaoTalk channel ‘Seongdong Neighbors Watch’ anyone can easily report crisis households, and rewards are provided for such reports, operating a Seongdong-style welfare blind spot discovery system. In fact, there have been cases where rewards were paid after linking to basic livelihood security recipients. The district actively supports discovered crisis households with customized services such as emergency support, smart care services, and Care SOS.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, “With residents’ attention to their surroundings, we can create a Seongdong where no one is left out and everyone is happy. We ask for residents’ interest and cooperation, and Seongdong-gu will also strive to build a more detailed welfare safety net and provide tailored support.”

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