Gyeonggi Province Launches Nation's First Simultaneous Resident Registration Verification and Child Safety Check

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim A-hyun] Gyeonggi Province is launching the nation's first initiative to verify resident registration information while simultaneously checking the safety of children in homes.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 28th that it will conduct a resident registration verification survey from June 10 to July 26 to confirm whether registered addresses match actual residences and to identify cases where people are unaware of or unable to access welfare benefits. The 2019 second quarter resident registration verification will also be performed during this period.

During the survey period, town and village chiefs will visit homes where preschool-age children receive childcare allowances but do not use childcare facilities to verify the children's residence and provide them with Gyeonggi Province welfare service guides.

If children requiring protection or support are discovered during this process, eup, myeon, and dong-level welfare staff will conduct follow-up home visits to provide welfare counseling and connect families with necessary welfare services.

Town and village chiefs, as mandated by the Resident Registration Act, verify actual residences during registration verification surveys and are obligated reporters who must inform relevant authorities without delay if they discover individuals in crisis requiring support under the Social Security Benefits Act.

Additionally, Gyeonggi Province will extract approximately 4,000 children under age 18 at risk of crisis through the Ministry of Health and Welfare's "e-Child Happiness Support System," and have eup, myeon, and dong-level civil servants conduct home visits by June. The province plans to assess each household's child-rearing environment and provide appropriate welfare services.

A province official stated, "This survey is significant in that it enables early detection of vulnerable children in welfare blind spots and provision of welfare services, as well as prevention of greater incidents. The resident registration department and child welfare department are collaborating to create a society where children can thrive. We ask for the cooperation of residents."