Gwangju Buk-gu Implements Five Major Policies to Guarantee Residents' Basic Livelihood

Key Initiatives Selected in Care, Transportation, and Healthcare

Gwangju Buk-gu is introducing new policies in the new year to support the basic livelihoods of its residents.

According to Buk-gu on the 8th, the district has selected five key resident-oriented policies in three major rights-guarantee areas?care, transportation, and healthcare?as priority initiatives for the year, with the goal of transitioning to a basic society where residents' fundamental rights to daily life are ensured.

In the area of basic care, initiatives include "Incentives for Paternal Parental Leave" and the "Sick Child Hospital Companion Service." For basic transportation, the district has selected the "Child Mom Transportation Subsidy" and the "Roadmap Application for Transportation-Vulnerable Residents." In the area of basic healthcare, "Free Influenza Vaccinations for Care Workers" has been chosen as a key support initiative.

Starting in March, the district will become the first among Gwangju's autonomous districts to provide incentives for paternal parental leave. Eligible recipients are male workers who have resided in Buk-gu for more than six months and qualify for parental leave benefits under the Employment and Labor Act. Upon application, they can receive up to 300,000 KRW per month per child for a maximum of three months.

Additionally, as part of the Hometown Love Fund designated donation project, the "Sick Child Hospital Companion Service" will launch in March for children from dual-income and single-parent families in Buk-gu. In this program, care workers will pick up sick children, accompany them to medical appointments, and ensure their safe return home on behalf of parents who are unable to do so themselves.

Furthermore, to enhance basic transportation convenience for pregnant women, the "Child Mom Transportation Subsidy Program" is expected to begin in March. Under this program, 2,000 households in Buk-gu with infants (0-24 months) will receive a 50,000 KRW transportation subsidy for use with partnered call taxis.

In addition, starting this month, the district will launch the development of a roadmap application for transportation-vulnerable residents?including the elderly, people with disabilities, children, and pregnant women?as part of its efforts to create a barrier-free city and guarantee mobility rights.

To further ensure the basic healthcare of care workers, the district plans to provide free influenza vaccinations starting in October to over 1,300 staff members at childcare centers, local children's centers, facilities for people with disabilities, and postpartum care centers, thereby strengthening the infectious disease prevention system in care facilities.

District Mayor Moon In said, "We will strive to implement this year's planned policies thoroughly and discover even more areas for rights protection, creating positive changes that residents can feel in their daily lives."

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