Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs

I. Introduction 1
  1. Research Purpose 3
  2. Research Scope and Methods 5

II. Literature Review 9
  1. The Concept of Near Poor 11
  2. Social Programs and Eligibility for Near Poor 12
  3. Survey on the Near Poor 14
  4. Review of Previous Studies 17
  5. Social Programs for the Near Poor 29

III. Survey on the Near Poor: Focused on Those Who Have Lost the Eligibility for Tailored Benefits 51
  1. Overview of Analysis 53
  2. General Characteristics of the Target of Analysis 61
  3. The Use of the Programs 78

IV. Eligibility Standardization for Social Programs for the Near Poor  85
  1. Elibiligy Standardization for Social Programs for the Near Poor 87
  2. Analyzing the Changes in Eligibility due to Standardization 95
  3. Chapter Conclusion: Summary and Implications 99

V. Establishing the Management System for Social Programs for the Near Poor 109
  1. Institutional Aspects 111
  2. Agential Aspects 112
  3. Procedural Aspects 114

VI. Policy Implications 119
  1. Summary and Implications 121
  2. Integrating Support for the Near Poor 122