Mapo-gu Delivers Consolation Funds to Single-Parent Families for Seollal Celebration

Over 120 Million Won in Lunar New Year Consolation Funds Delivered to National Veterans and Low-Income Single-Parent Families in the Area
District to Strengthen Monitoring of Care Crisis Households Including Low-Income and Elderly Living Alone Until the 26th

Mapo-gu (District Mayor Park Gang-su) has completed the delivery of holiday consolation funds to national veterans and single-parent families in the area to celebrate the Year of Gapjin, and will put more effort into identifying and supporting vulnerable households during the upcoming holiday season.

First, on the 2nd, the district delivered a total of approximately 94 million KRW in holiday consolation funds, providing 30,000 KRW per person to 3,142 veterans in the area who have dedicated and sacrificed for the country.

Additionally, a total of 7.42 million KRW in holiday consolation funds will be provided to low-income single-parent families and residents of single-parent family welfare facilities in the area. On the 5th, 20,000 KRW was delivered to 356 low-income single-parent households, and on the 6th, 10,000 KRW per resident was given to single-parent family welfare facilities.

Furthermore, the district plans to identify and support vulnerable households in need of safety care and strengthen protection monitoring for low-income residents until the 16th to ensure that not a single resident is left out and everyone can have a warm Lunar New Year holiday.

In particular, before the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, the district will focus on identifying vulnerable households such as those with unpaid utility bills and residents of goshiwon (small, low-cost rooms), and during the holiday period, meals for households at risk of food insecurity (22 households) will be increased from two meals to four meals per day.

Moreover, the district will closely monitor elderly living alone, middle-aged residents, and households with severe disabilities who have no family visits, thoroughly checking on their well-being and providing guidance on how to respond in emergencies.

On the 8th, a Lunar New Year party for senior citizens at senior centers will be held at Seongsan Comprehensive Social Welfare Center. On this day, special holiday meals will be provided to seniors using the senior dining facilities, and various events such as New Year wishes, blessings, and a Lunar New Year quiz will be held.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “The holiday is a time when families gather together, and it is also a time to look back on our neighbors who may feel even greater loneliness and to share interest and love with them.” He added, “I hope that even small support and warm sincerity can be fully delivered to our neighbors, and Mapo-gu will continue to do its best to build a dense welfare safety net without blind spots.”

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