Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting with officials from related ministries and organizations on December 16 to go over the progress of providing the comprehensive finance-employment-welfare assistance for vulnerable groups in the past two years and discuss plans for the program in the upcoming year. By closely aligning and coordinating different policies implemented by various government agencies, the government was able to provide more effective and meaningful assistance to those in need. Since the comprehensive support program was first made available two years ago, about 210,000 individuals received support in one form or another. Building upon the successful implementation of policy coordination, the government plans to expand the scope of services made available through this program and strengthen collaboration with other regional organizations and financial institutions next year.