Anyang City Launches 'Safety ON! Residential Welfare Home Care Project' for Vulnerable Housing Groups

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-seong] Anyang City announced on the 20th that it will implement the 'Safety ON! Residential Welfare Home Care Project' for vulnerable housing groups from this month through October.

The project is being pursued following selection in the '2026 Gyeonggi Province Housing Welfare Business Idea Competition,' and targets 100 households from vulnerable housing groups including the elderly, disabled, residents of aging housing, and those living in semi-basements at risk of disaster.

The city plans to provide safety products such as indoor and outdoor lighting, fire extinguishers, and auto-extinguishing power strips (equipped with overload protection and individual extinguishing functions) tailored to the residential environment characteristics of each household. Specifically, sensor lighting will be installed at outdoor entrances of households living in semi-basements and aging housing to enhance nighttime entry and exit safety and alleviate crime concerns.

Additionally, sensor lighting will be installed on the lower sections of indoor walls in elderly and disabled households to prevent accidents such as slipping, falls, and collisions that may occur during nighttime movement.

The city also plans to jointly provide fire extinguishers and auto-extinguishing power strips to prevent fires and enhance initial response capabilities.

In particular, this project does not stop at simple product distribution but establishes a cooperative system with administrative welfare centers, social welfare facilities, and the Anyang Fire Department to provide integrated support from target identification through installation, safety education, and follow-up management.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated, "This project is not a reactive response after accidents occur, but a prevention-focused, living-centered residential welfare project that identifies and improves risk factors in advance," and added, "We will establish a comprehensive support system so that vulnerable housing groups can live more safely and securely in the spaces where they currently reside."