Uijeongbu Implements 'Regional Welfare Hub System' Starting April 3

Uijeongbu City (Mayor Ahn Byung-yong) will implement the 'Regional Welfare Hub System' starting April 3, enabling the provision of uniform administrative services across all city areas.

The Regional Welfare Hub System maintains existing administrative divisions while advancing the current district welfare hub model. It consolidates 3 to 5 districts into regional hubs centered on a hub district, where a total of 190 types of administrative affairs—including welfare, job placement, safety, and resident-oriented permit processing—are handled through an integrated administrative system.

The city completed administrative procedures including reorganization of local ordinances on March 6 and deployed an additional 70 civil servants to district offices in the field. The city explained that this enables faster, higher-quality administrative services from locations closer to residents than city hall.

The Regional Welfare Hub System consists of four regional areas, with hub districts being Heungson-dong, Howon 2-dong, Sinkkok 1-dong, and Songsan 2-dong.

To the existing hub district of Howon 2-dong, Uijeongbu 2-dong will be added; to Songsan 2-dong, Jajin-dong will be added. Heungseon region encompasses the entire Uijeongbu 1-dong, Uijeongbu 3-dong, Nokyang-dong, and Ganeung-dong, while Sinkkok 1-dong region includes Sinkkok 1-dong, Sinkkok 2-dong, and Jangam-dong.

With the system implementation, permits for construction, telecommunications sales, and road occupancy can be processed at nearby regional hub districts without visiting city hall, improving accessibility and enabling shorter permit processing periods through dedicated staff allocation.

Previously, welfare inquiries required residents to visit district community centers to file applications. Now, welfare civil servants will visit residents in need directly to provide customized integrated case management services including consultation and linkage with private institutions.

Additionally, due to administrative reorganization, Heungseon-dong—formed by consolidating small-population districts Ganeung 2-dong and Ganeung 3-dong—will commence operations on April 3 with the completion of the integrated administrative building.

As a result, administrative districts will be reduced from the existing 15 to 14, and the vacant Ganeung 2-dong Community Center building will be repurposed as a youth cultural center.