Suwon to Conduct Emergency Survey on High-Risk Crisis Households

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City will conduct an "Emergency Survey on High-Risk Crisis Households" through October 31st to discover and support households in welfare blind spots.

The emergency survey on high-risk crisis households, which Suwon City began on the 2nd, is a project to identify households in crisis that are difficult to detect through the existing welfare blind spot discovery system and provide customized support.

Following the death of a North Korean defector mother and child from starvation in a rental apartment in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, in late July, the city established an emergency survey plan to discover and support high-risk crisis households.

Targets include households with outstanding housing management fees of three months or longer and recipients of specific benefits (basic pension, disability pension, child allowance, etc.) among predicted high-risk households (such as those with recognized income of 0 won).

Emergency support for livelihood and housing allowances will be provided to crisis households. Customized services will also be provided in connection with public and private welfare resources. Households with complex issues will be designated as comprehensive case management targets.

The city plans to investigate predicted high-risk households using the Social Security Information System (Happiness e-um) and other tools. The city will contact targeted households by phone or visit their residences to assess their situations and guide those in need to receive welfare services. For apartment complexes where management fee delinquency information cannot be confirmed through the social security system, the city will request cooperation from management offices.

From March to August, the city surveyed low-income middle-aged single-person households in welfare blind spots and discovered and supported 367 households in need. During the same period, the city conducted a comprehensive survey targeting large families with four or more children and provided assistance to 196 households.

Lim Yu-jeong, head of the city's Welfare Cooperation Division, said, "We will actively discover and support households in crisis so that unfortunate cases such as the death of the North Korean defector mother and child do not occur. If you discover neighbors in need, please notify your dong administrative welfare center or city and district offices."