Gyeonggi Province Operates 'Customized Assistant Program for Persons with Disabilities' in 2020

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that it will continue to operate the 'Customized Assistant Program for Persons with Disabilities,' which dispatches assistants to support persons with disabilities in daily living and other activities, as it did last year.

The 'Customized Assistant Program for Persons with Disabilities' is a project that dispatches assistants to provide services such as housekeeping and support for outings to low-income persons with severe disabilities who need assistance in daily living, thereby supporting their daily lives.

Support targets include: ▲Daily Living Support - low-income registered persons with severe disabilities aged 6 and older (recipients of basic living expenses or members of lower-middle-income households) ▲Maternal Support - women with disabilities with a household income of 180% or below the median income standard who need support for childbirth preparation and postpartum care ▲Childcare Support - women with disabilities or single male parents with disabilities with a household income of 180% or below the median income standard (based on a 3-person household, health insurance premium for employees 233,076 won, community 249,194 won) who have children 36 months old or younger.

Once selected as a support target, based on daily living support standards, an assistant visits the recipient for a maximum of 48 hours per month to provide services including housekeeping assistance, health and hygiene management, support for outings, and emotional support.

Assistant service hours are based on Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with ▲Daily Living Support - up to 48 hours per month ▲Maternal Support - up to 160 hours per month / up to 20 days per month ▲Childcare Support - 48 hours per month.

For childcare support services, women with disabilities or single male parents with disabilities with household income of 180% or below the median income standard who have children 36 months old or younger can receive services of up to 72 hours per month when they have 2 or more children 8 years old or younger, and up to 96 hours per month when they have 3 or more children.

For detailed information about applications, please contact the city/county Disability Welfare Center or the Provincial Disability Welfare Division (031-8008-4336).

A provincial official said, "The Customized Assistant Program for Persons with Disabilities is a project that supports those who have fallen short in the Disability Activity Support program and can contribute to minimizing gaps in care services."