Integrated Public Rental Tenants Can Move to Larger Units When Family Size Increases

President Moon Jae-in is inspecting the interior of a single-story rental housing unit at the Dongtan Public Rental Housing Complex, commemorating 1 million LH rental housing units, in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, on the morning of the 11th, together with Kim Hyun-mee, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Byeon Chang-heum, nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] Tenants living in integrated public rental housing will be able to move to larger rental units if their household size increases due to events such as the birth of a child.

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 14th, the government plans to actively allow integrated public rental tenants to move to larger units that fit their increased household size during the contract period.

Currently, it is not easy for public rental tenants to move to rental units of different sizes. However, since the integrated public rental housing has a maximum lease period of 30 years, the policy is to allow flexible adjustment of the housing size according to changes in family size.

Integrated public rental housing is a new type of rental housing that combines previously separate types such as permanent rental, national rental, and Happy Housing. The supply sizes are proportional to the number of household members: 26㎡ for single-person households, 36㎡ for 1-2 persons, 46㎡ for 2-3 persons, 56㎡ for 2-4 persons, 66㎡ for 3-4 persons, and 76㎡ or 84㎡ for households of four or more.

For example, a couple moving into integrated public rental housing initially would live in a 36㎡ or 46㎡ unit, but if they later have children and their household grows, they can move to a 56-84㎡ unit. Even at initial move-in, tenants can live in larger units regardless of household size, but the rent will be surcharged.

Currently, according to internal guidelines of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), public rental tenants can register as the lowest priority among prospective tenants for a one-step larger unit within the same complex if their household size increases, but this option is rarely utilized.

If freer movement between unit sizes becomes possible in integrated public rental housing, tenants will have increased convenience by being able to live in appropriately sized housing according to household changes for up to 30 years.

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