Prime Minister Han Yeong-soo ``Focuses on promoting policies to protect the rights and improve the quality of life of people with disabilities'' = South Korea

Prime Minister Han Deok-soo announced on the 28th, ``This year, the government will focus on promoting policies such as a model project for the personal budget system for people with disabilities in order to guarantee the rights of people with disabilities and improve their quality of life.''
I made it. This afternoon, at the Disability Policy Coordination Committee presided over at the government building in Seoul, Prime Minister Han said, ``Despite various policy efforts, the reality faced by people with disabilities remains difficult.''
"Yes," he said. On this day, the government's Policy Coordination Committee for Persons with Disabilities decided on measures to introduce a model project for the 'individual budget system' in which persons with disabilities can select and use the life support services they desire.
Ta. Prime Minister Han said, ``The personal budget system for people with disabilities is a system that breaks away from a uniform service provision system and supports people with disabilities to choose services flexibly according to their own desires.
This year, we will carry out the implementation project in eight cities, counties, and wards, and based on the results, we will carry out full-scale implementation from 2026.'' In addition, ``We provide a variety of activities for people with developmental disabilities through experts,
Starting in June, we will expand the integrated care project for people with the most severe developmental disabilities nationwide so that families can be relieved of the burden of caring for them. Starting this year, we will develop a comprehensive plan covering all aspects of health management for people with disabilities for the first time.
``We will stand up to the public and guarantee the right to health.'' In addition, the disability pension basic salary for people with severe disabilities will be increased by 3.6% from last year, and the additional salary will also increase from 80,000 won (approximately 8,965 yen) to 90,000 won.
They also discussed raising the fee to KRW 10,000 (approximately 10,86 yen) and supporting the expansion of public employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Prime Minister Han said, ``The Yun Seo-gyeol (Yun Seok-yue) government is focusing on policies for people with disabilities.
We have promoted policies for people with disabilities in a variety of ways, with the aim of providing more generous and detailed support for the vulnerable. Improve and supplement policies so that people with disabilities can experience changes in their daily lives.
” he added.