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Gangbuk District to Prevent Solitary Death Through Installation of ‘Smart Plugs’

Gangbuk District to Prevent Solitary Death Through Installation of ‘Smart Plugs’

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangbuk District Office in Seoul said Wednesday that it will check the safety of the single-person households at risk of solitary death by installing ‘smart plugs’ that make use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Officials at the district’s community service centers will visit households and install the devices [...]

With Kimchi Classes, Late-night Patrol Programs, Seoul Beckons to Growing Single-person Households

With Kimchi Classes, Late-night Patrol Programs, Seoul Beckons to Growing Single-person Households

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — For Lee Bok-won, a 69-year-old woman who lives alone in western Seoul, stocking up on fresh homemade kimchi during winter has been quite a chore for the past several years. The process, traditionally done by family groups over multiple days, usually involves a painstaking process of soaking a large [...]

Young Single-person Households’ Spending on Drinking, Smoking and Lottery Tickets Up Sharply Post-pandemic

Young Single-person Households’ Spending on Drinking, Smoking and Lottery Tickets Up Sharply Post-pandemic

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In the third quarter of last year, which marked the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, single-person households consisting of young people under 40 years of age marked a sharp increase in their spending on drinking and smoking compared to a year earlier. This group’s monthly spending for purchases [...]

Single-person Households Less Satisfied with Consumption Spending than Other Types of Households

Single-person Households Less Satisfied with Consumption Spending than Other Types of Households

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of ten single-person households in South Korea turned out to be dissatisfied with their consumption spending, the country’s statistics office said. The monthly consumption spending of one-person households averaged 1.32 million won (US$1,090) in 2020, according to data from Statistics Korea. This figure is calculated by subtracting [...]

Gov’t to Offer Community-building Programs for Single-person Households

Gov’t to Offer Community-building Programs for Single-person Households

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to expand support for single-person households. The Ministry of Gender and Equality said Tuesday that it will begin a new project for community-building among single-person households as problems of isolation or depression are rising as a social issue. Individuals living alone will now be able to [...]

Young Renters Pay More than 300,000 Won per Month on Average: Data

Young Renters Pay More than 300,000 Won per Month on Average: Data

SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s young single-person households living on monthly rent are paying more than 300,000 won (US$265) in monthly rent on average, data showed Monday. The actual monthly housing expenses for the nation’s young (less than 30 years old) single-person households averaged 315,534 won in the first quarter of this [...]