Gwangjin District Collaborates with LH and Gwangjin Housing Welfare Center for Integrated Housing and Care Services

Pilot Project Launched for Integrated Care Linked to Housing Benefit Survey

Gwangjin District in Seoul (Mayor Kim Joungho), together with Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) and the Gwangjin Housing Welfare Center, will carry out a pilot project for "Integrated Care Service Recipients Discovery Linked to Housing Benefit Survey" for three months, from this month through November.

Kim Joungho, Mayor of Gwangjin District, visiting a care site. Provided by Gwangjin District.

This project is a collaboration model in which officials visit recipient households during the housing benefit survey to assess both the living environment and any care needs, then connect those identified as needing care at the site to integrated care services in Gwangjin District. While previous housing benefit surveys mainly focused on confirming the living environment, this new approach reviews residents’ care situations as well, linking them to the support they require.

LH will be responsible for managing the overall operation of the housing benefit survey. The Gwangjin Housing Welfare Center will conduct the housing surveys, identify those in need of care, and deliver the survey results to the district. The center will also serve as a bridge, connecting local welfare services and recipients.

Gwangjin District will conduct additional investigations and in-depth consultations with referred individuals. If integrated care is needed, personalized support plans will be established, and connections to necessary welfare services—including healthcare, medical services, nursing care, and daily living support—will be arranged.

Through this pilot project, the district aims to uncover welfare blind spots that have previously been difficult to identify under the existing welfare system, as well as to strengthen the local integrated care system by connecting previously fragmented housing and welfare services on site.

Mayor Kim Joungho stated, "The housing benefit survey provides a crucial on-site opportunity to directly observe residents' living environments and identify those in welfare blind spots. We will work to find even one more resident in need and closely connect housing, care, and welfare services."

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