Postal Workers to Check Well-being of Elderly Pension Recipients

The "National Pension Recipient Well-being Mail Service," which checks on the well-being of pension recipients living in remote and mountainous regions through the post office network, will be implemented.

The Korea Post announced on the 19th that it has signed a business agreement with the National Pension Service to launch this service starting this year.

Park Inhwan, Director of the Postal Business Division at the Korea Post (left), and Jung Taegyu, Pension Executive Director of the National Pension Service, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement on the 18th in the meeting room of the Korea Post. Provided by Korea Post

Under the agreement, postal workers will check the health and living conditions of elderly pension recipients using a pre-prepared checklist during their regular mail deliveries. They will then report their observations from the field back to the National Pension Service.

Based on the feedback from postal workers, the National Pension Service will assess the living situations of pension recipients and connect those in need of assistance with social contribution services, such as providing daily necessities and emotional support.

This service was piloted last year in three regions, targeting 1,000 recipients. This year, based on the results of the pilot, the service will be expanded to 2,000 elderly pension recipients in 15 regions nationwide.

Both organizations plan to gradually expand the National Pension Recipient Well-being Mail Service following the agreement.

Park Inhwan, Director of the Postal Business Division at the Korea Post, said, "We are honored that the post office is able to contribute to the protection of rights and welfare of national pension recipients," and added, "The post office will continue to make efforts to identify vulnerable groups and enhance the effectiveness of government welfare policies."

Jung Taegyu, Pension Executive Director of the National Pension Service, said, "The Well-being Mail Service will strengthen the safety net for elderly pension recipients living in remote and mountainous regions who are at risk of social isolation, and will serve as a model case for building a community-based care system through cooperation between public institutions."

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