A pilot integrated-care program running from September through November will identify residents in need of support during housing benefit inspections and connect them with welfare services.
Gwangjin-gu will launch a three-month pilot program in September to identify residents in need of care during housing benefit inspections, working in partnership with the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and the Gwangjin Housing Welfare Center.
The initiative is a collaborative model in which inspectors visiting homes for housing benefit assessments will simultaneously check living conditions and flag residents who may need care support, then refer those individuals to Gwangjin-gu's integrated care services.
While conventional housing benefit inspections have focused solely on verifying residential conditions, the new program examines both housing and care needs at the same time, ensuring residents are connected to the right support.
LH will oversee the overall operation of the housing benefit inspections, while the Gwangjin Housing Welfare Center will conduct on-site assessments for both housing and care needs and relay the findings to the district office. The center will also serve as a bridge to a range of community welfare services.
Gwangjin-gu will follow up with additional assessments and in-depth consultations for referred residents, and where integrated care is needed, will draw up individualized support plans and provide the appropriate welfare services. Officials expect the program to reach residents who have fallen through the cracks of existing welfare systems.
Through the pilot, the district aims to strengthen a community-centered integrated care framework that connects housing and welfare services — previously handled in silos by separate agencies — so that residents receive the support they need in a timely manner.
"Housing benefit inspections are a vital point of contact for spotting welfare blind spots, because they give us direct access to residents' living spaces," Gwangjin-gu District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said. "Through this pilot, we will work to find even one more resident who needs help, and carefully link housing, care and welfare services so that people can maintain a stable daily life within their community."
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