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Home Living in Gyeongsangbuk-Do Social Welfare Welfare
Welfare
The Province provides social welfare services to people in need of securing a basic livelihood, empowers women and protects seniors' rights as well as hosts social events for seniors. In addition, it is developing productive welfare foundations to meet various welfare demands pursuing a "Joyful Welfare Society".
Social Welfare
Securing Basic Livelihood
Recipients: 123,085 people
- General recipients(115,274), people in Special Institutes(5,975),
  Special Recipients (1,836)
Grants : living expenses, housing expenses, childbirth expenses, education funds,
funeral and medical services.
Social Welfare Facilities : 6,630 people are living at 95 facilities
Social Welfare Facilities
Senior Population : 348 thousand people
(12.9% of total provincial population)
Senior Population
Welfare Facilities for Seniors: 47
13 Nursing Homes, 20 Medical Centers for Seniors, 13 specialized medical centers
for seniors, 1 Houses for Seniors
Gyeongsangbuk-do
- The best model province of Korean "filial piety"
- The best quality of living for seniors.
- Medical services and leisure activities, as well as job openings for people in need.
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Number of Challenged People : 111,179 people (as of March 31, 2005)
Number of Challenged People
Number of Challenged People : 111,179 people (as of March 31, 2005)
Five year plan to build accommodation facilities for the disabled (2005~2009)
Extending welfare facilities for the disabled (9 operating, 2 in progress)
Training programs and job exhibitions for the disabled (3 times)
※ Gyeongsangbuk-do held a provincial art festival for the disabled (October, 2005)
Women's Empowerment and Social Participation
Extending female representatives to various committees: 36.2%
(as of December, 2004)
Establishing more women’s centers: 17 centers (13 operating, 4 in progress)
Educating female leaders for the next generation
Customer based services for various childcare needs and other needs
※ Gyeongsangbuk-do opened "Gyeongbuk Women's Policy Development Institute"    for the first time in Korea (Dec. 1997)