Gwangjin-gu, Seoul's First 'Gwangjin Single-Person Household Platform' Established

Service Opens from the 18th, ‘Integrated System for Single-Person Households’ Utilizing Mobile App

Expected to Provide Rapid Information and Improve Accessibility...

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) has developed the ‘Gwangjin Single-Person Household Platform,’ the first of its kind in Seoul, to systematically support the rapidly increasing number of single-person households, and launched the service from the 18th. The previously scattered service application platforms have been integrated into one, enhancing efficiency and convenience.

The app can be searched and installed from the Play Store or App Store, and after a simple registration, users can access the services. It allows convenient searching and application for the ‘Single-Person Household Support Center’ programs via smartphone, and enables users to expand their social networks through interactions with other users.

Through this app, users can conveniently apply for ▲rental of daily necessities and camping equipment needed by single-person households ▲facility reservations such as club rooms and broadcasting rooms ▲consultation, education, leisure, and daily life support programs ▲club activities for forming social networks.

Additionally, a kiosk system and a non-face-to-face access authentication system have been installed for users visiting the center to enhance user convenience. For more information, please contact the Gwangjin-gu Single-Person Household Support Center.

Furthermore, the district is promoting various projects to support single-person households, including ▲operation of the Single-Person Household Support Center ▲provision of safety living supplies for single-person households ▲operation of Safe Return Scouts ▲short-term care services for discharged single-person households ▲well-being check services to prevent solitary deaths ▲support for minor home repairs for single-person households ▲half-price brokerage fee services for single-person households, implementing policies that are practically needed by single-person households.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “We have established this system to provide systematic and rapid information to single-person households. We expect this system to greatly help improve the quality of life for single-person households and hope for active interest and participation from users.” He added, “We will continue to explore support measures for the steadily increasing single-person households and consider various ways to discover policies that can provide practical help.”

Meanwhile, as of the end of July, the number of single-person households in Gwangjin-gu is 84,842, accounting for 49.9% of the total number of households.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.