Seoul supports vulnerable residents this harvest festival
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Seoul is providing support to vulnerable residents during the upcoming Harvest Festival. The city will distribute 30,000 won (approximately $23 USD) to each of 250,000 households receiving basic livelihood support. Seoul also plans to check on the well-being of elderly and isolated individuals, increasing the number of people they will contact this year.
Seoul will extend financial assistance and meals to low-income seniors, children at risk of hunger, and people experiencing homelessness.
The city will operate meal services for over 63,000 seniors and children, deliver meals to those unable to prepare them, and provide three meals a day to 2,300 people at homeless shelters. Working with the Community Chest of Korea and the Seoul Food Bank Center, Seoul will distribute 700 million won (approximately $535,000 USD) worth of goods and cash to socially disadvantaged people, including those who live in isolation.
City workers will also call over 115,000 people, including vulnerable seniors and those at risk of social isolation, to check on their well-being and visit those who do not respond.
