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Enhancing inter Ministry Linkage of Housing Welfare Policy for Socially Disadvantaged Group
Kang Mina, Cha Misook, Kim Eunnan, Lee Jaechoon, Kim Jung-Hee, Lim Sehee, Ham Youngjin
Key words: Collaboration among related agencies, Housing Policy, the Children and Adolescents, the Elderly, the Disabled, Delivery System
The absolute shortage of housing inventories has been partially resolved, but the gap in housing standards still persists. About 600,000 households with children and adolescents, and about 620,000 households of the elderly and the disabled, are either below the minimum housing standard, under heavy housing costs, or live in non-residential buildings. A high percentage of households with children, adolescents, the elderly and the disabled are social security-related vulnerable groups, and various institutions provide supports to respond to their complex welfare needs. However, as individual institutions are currently implementing projects and policies in a discrete manner, there are problems such as inconsistent target criteria, poor information sharing, and blind spots.
Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the collaboration among related agencies so as to enhance the public satisfaction and to ensure efficient and effective policy implementation of policy suppliers.
The goal of this study is to prepare measures to strengthen the collaboration
SUMMARY · 181 among related agencies to efficiently implement housing support policies for children, adolescents, the elderly and the disabled. In order to identify the current status, policies and institutional status of the housing-vulnerable class, various kinds of literature and statistical data were analyzed. And experts from various related agencies took part in this study as research advisers. Through on-site surveys and interviews about integrated care pilot projects, the actual status and improvement tasks of the project were identified. An in-depth research was conducted by recruiting experts on children, youth, the elderly, the disabled, and the information system.
The three basic directions of “continuous and equitable service support according to the life cycle of the vulnerable class”, “prevention of housing support beneficiary omission”, and “preparation of an efficient and effective delivery system” were presented, and policy measures were prepared and presented to strengthen specific policy links, including the readjustment of laws and regulations to strengthen residential rights. Policy measures for efficient and effective delivery systems were proposed, including measures to enhance housing stability by strengthening housing services for children, adolescents and the elderly and the disabled, as well as to link information systems, such as the integration of information resources between the public and private sectors. This study is distinct from previous studies in that it considered ways to promote collaborated efforts to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of inter-ministerial policies on target households.
