Songpa-gu, Single-Person Household Resident Registration Fact-Finding Survey Including Goshiwon

Songpa-gu Conducts Independent Full Survey Linked to Resident Registration Fact-Finding for Vulnerable Single-Person Households in Goshiwon and Other Housing

The district conducts an independent full survey linked to the resident registration fact-finding... targeting goshiwon, semi-basement rooms, etc.

Community leaders visit in person to carefully inspect... connect to private resources if assistance is needed

Songpa-gu Community Leaders Training

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) has launched a full survey of vulnerable single-person households residing in goshiwon and similar housing. This survey is conducted in conjunction with the 'Resident Registration Fact-Finding' ongoing until October 10.

The resident registration fact-finding, which began on July 24, is a project to verify whether residents' actual living places match their registered addresses, typically conducted around September to October. However, this year it has been advanced to conduct a full survey of unregistered births following recent issues.

Accordingly, the district has independently expanded the survey scope to proactively identify welfare blind spots, including single-person households living in vulnerable housing areas.

The survey focuses on vulnerable housing types such as goshiwon, semi-basement rooms, and rooftop rooms. Community leaders familiar with local conditions visit in person to check living conditions and environments, assess difficulties in daily life, and determine the need for welfare counseling. A total of 744 community leaders from 27 neighborhoods in Songpa-gu participate.

If households in need of assistance are found, they will be immediately connected to the welfare departments of the local community centers.

Earlier, the district conducted a planned survey during the summer to support vulnerable households. Based on criteria such as overdue electricity bills, power disconnections, excessive medical expenses, and overdue health insurance premiums, 1,057 households were identified. Their health status and support needs were investigated, and immediate support such as benefit linkage and connection to private resources was provided to about 50 households requiring urgent assistance.

Additionally, considering that many people fail to receive help in crisis situations due to lack of welfare service information, the district produced a 'Welfare Companion Activity Notebook.'

This notebook contains comprehensive welfare information, crisis response manuals, welfare counseling logs, and a checklist for solitary deaths, designed for use on-site by community leaders and residents participating in welfare communities such as the Our Neighborhood Care Group.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “Through this full survey, we will identify hidden isolated households and discover residents struggling amid various crises to provide necessary assistance. We will continue to work with residents to build a dense welfare safety net and strive to make Songpa-gu an inclusive city without exclusion.”

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