Nowon-gu Supports Housing Environment Improvement for Low-Income Families

Home Repair Projects for Basic Livelihood Security Recipients, Near-Poor Class, and General Low-Income Households... Total Support of About 1 Billion KRW for 451 Households Across Four Projects Including Small-Scale Home Repair, Seoul Hope Home Repair, Maintenance Allowance Support, and Energy Efficiency Improvement Support

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (District Mayor Oh Seung-rok) is promoting the ‘2020 Low-Income Household Home Repair Project’ to create a pleasant and stable living environment for low-income residents in the area.

The project consists of four areas: ▲Small-scale home repair project ▲Seoul Hope Home Repair Project ▲Maintenance Allowance Support Project ▲Energy Efficiency Improvement Support Project. After application reception, a total of 451 households will be selected and approximately 1 billion KRW will be supported.

First, the ‘Small-scale Home Repair Project’ supports a total of 50 households with 50 million KRW, targeting basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty class, and general low-income households.

It supports small-scale home repairs within 1 million KRW per household, including not only general houses but also unauthorized buildings and jeonse rental houses, prioritizing the installation of tarps in case of leaking roofs.

In particular, priority support is given to aging general houses and unauthorized buildings in Baeksama Village in Junggyebon-dong and redevelopment areas in Sanggye 3 and 4-dong.

The ‘Seoul Hope Home Repair Project’ supports 13 types of work such as wallpapering, flooring, and sink replacement for general houses targeting basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty class, and low-income households with median income below 60% (approximately 2.85 million KRW per month for a family of four).

The support amount is 12 million KRW for 70 households, 1.2 million KRW per household. Also, among the applicants, more than 50% of semi-basement households will be selected to additionally support installation of dehumidifiers, window covers, and fire alarms.

The ‘Maintenance Allowance Support Project’ supports a total of 340 million KRW for 51 households who are basic livelihood security recipients and actual residents owning their homes.

The support amount is differentiated according to the degree of housing aging: minor repair, medium repair, and major repair. Minor repair includes wallpapering and flooring with a repair cycle of 3 years, supported with 4.57 million KRW; medium repair includes windows, insulation, and heating with a repair cycle of 5 years, supported with 8.49 million KRW; major repair includes roof, bathroom, and kitchen renovation with a repair cycle of 7 years, supported with 12.41 million KRW. In particular, households with disabled persons receive up to an additional 3.8 million KRW, and households with elderly aged 65 or older receive up to an additional 500,000 KRW.

The ‘Energy Efficiency Improvement Support Project’ supports energy facility improvements such as insulation, floor piping, boilers, and window-integrated air conditioners, targeting 280 households including basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty class, and general low-income households. An average of 2 million KRW per household, up to a maximum of 3 million KRW, totaling 560 million KRW will be supported.

Residents wishing to apply for low-income home repairs can visit their local community service center to check eligibility and submit the home repair application form, landlord consent form, and personal information consent form.

Last year, the district supported about 600 million KRW for a total of 286 households eligible for home repairs among low-income applicants.

District Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “I hope this will help residents who have been reluctant to repair their homes due to repair costs despite poor living conditions,” and added, “We will continue to spare no support to improve the quality of life for residents.”

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