Postal workers to deliver 'Just Dream' and check in on recipients

[Financial News] Postal workers will visit vulnerable people with limited mobility, deliver food and daily necessities, and check on their well-being. The Ministry of Science and ICT's Korea Post said on the 29th that it had signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and would launch the 'Just Dream Delivered by Postal Workers' program to address gaps in welfare services.
'Just Dream,' launched last December, provides people struggling to make ends meet with food and daily necessities worth 20,000 won per person, without requiring separate documentation or a complicated application process.
Although the program operates in every city, county and district nationwide, people with disabilities, older adults with limited mobility, and residents of islands and mountainous areas with poor transport access have been identified as falling into gaps in welfare services because they have difficulty visiting Just Dream sites in person.

Under the agreement, local governments will identify people who have difficulty visiting Just Dream sites, including people with disabilities, older adults living alone, elderly people with limited mobility, and socially isolated young people. Postal workers will visit their households to deliver food and daily necessities, check on their health and living conditions, and report their findings to local governments.
In particular, local governments will connect people with necessary welfare services, including additional counseling and emergency welfare assistance, based on the postal workers' visit findings.
The pilot program will be implemented in 10 cities, counties and districts nationwide, including Seoul's Seodaemun District and Dongdaemun District, and Bucheon and Gwangmyeong City in Gyeonggi Province.
Korea Post President Park In-hwan said, "Korea Post will reach out to people in need so that vulnerable groups, including older adults with limited mobility, people with disabilities, and residents of islands and remote areas, can easily access 'Just Dream.' We will continue working to help all local governments across the country use the post office network to reach the public."
Meanwhile, since launching 'Welfare Mail' in 2022, Korea Post has continued to expand public programs in which postal workers visit households suspected of being at risk. Through the first half of this year, Welfare Mail had been used to visit about 340,000 households in 107 cities, counties and districts, connecting 140,000 households with welfare services. The Well-being Check Postal Service also checked in on about 150,000 households in 56 cities, counties and districts. Korea Post is also continuing active collaboration with central government bodies, including the National Data Agency, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, across a range of administrative fields.

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