LH, Online Recruitment for Multi-Child Jeonse Tenants in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Purpose of Preventing the Resurgence of COVID-19

On the afternoon of the 11th, when the cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) originating from Itaewon clubs was rapidly increasing, a citizen visiting the screening clinic at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, is undergoing specimen collection. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 14th that it will recruit tenants online for 1,158 multi-child jeonse rental housing units in the metropolitan area to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

After resuming recruitment for low-income multi-child and elderly jeonse rental housing last month, LH has been conducting tenant recruitment sequentially through local community service centers in target areas nationwide.

However, as COVID-19 cases have recently increased again centered around the 'Itaewon Club' in Seoul, LH developed an online subscription system to strengthen non-face-to-face services.

Non-face-to-face applications will be applied to the multi-child type jeonse rental recruitment in the metropolitan area, which was introduced for the first time this year. The target tenants for the multi-child type are households without homes with two or more minor children, and only first-priority applicants who are recipients of livelihood benefits or belong to the lower-income bracket can apply in this recruitment.

To prioritize support for households with many children and poor housing conditions, additional points are awarded based on the number of children and current housing conditions, and the final tenant ranking is determined in order of highest points within the priority group.

The jeonse support amount for the metropolitan area multi-child type is up to 120 million KRW for two children, and an additional 20 million KRW is provided for each child from three children onward. Tenants pay a monthly rent based on a deposit of about 2% of the jeonse support amount and an annual interest rate of 1-2%.

The lease period is basically two years, with a total of nine renewals possible, allowing residence for up to 20 years.

The application period is from 10 a.m. on the 25th to 6 p.m. on the 29th, and applications can be submitted 24 hours a day. Applicants can scan and submit documents through the jeonse rental application menu on the LH subscription center website.

An LH official stated, "We will continue to expand the non-face-to-face online application system to prevent infectious diseases in advance and enhance convenience for the public."

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