Goyang City Wins 'Innovation Award' at Korea Housing Welfare Culture Awards... Recognized as a Model for Public-Led Housing Welfare

Based on a Municipally Managed Housing Welfare Center...
Achieving the Grand Prize

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) announced on the 24th that it had received the Innovation Award (Grand Prize) at the 8th Korea Housing Welfare Culture Awards, held on the 20th and hosted by the Housing Welfare Culture Movement Headquarters with sponsorship from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, received the Innovation Award (Grand Prize) at the 8th Korea Housing Welfare Culture Awards held on the 20th, hosted by the Housing Welfare Culture Movement Headquarters and sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Provided by Goyang Special City

The Korea Housing Welfare Culture Awards is a competition held to promote a beautiful housing welfare culture by showcasing outstanding examples of housing welfare from local governments and institutions.

This award is particularly significant for Goyang Special City, as it was highly recognized for its direct management of the municipal housing welfare center and its implementation of field-oriented housing welfare policies.

The city has directly implemented policies to ensure housing stability for vulnerable groups, establishing a stable system for delivering housing welfare services. In particular, its integrated services-from housing counseling and case management to housing environment improvement-along with a governance-based network with the local community and a one-stop relocation support system for households in crisis, from temporary shelters to public rental housing, have been cited as exemplary cases.

Furthermore, the enhancement of on-site customized services for housing-vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as the nationwide expansion of the city’s housing welfare center operation model, were also evaluated positively in this assessment.

Mayor Lee Donghwan stated, "We will continue to do our utmost to realize comprehensive housing welfare so that every citizen of Goyang can enjoy a safe and comfortable home."

Meanwhile, building on this award, the city plans to further advance its housing welfare policies and expand initiatives to guarantee housing rights, thereby improving the quality of life for its citizens.

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