Hampyeong-gun Supports 30% of Construction Design Costs for New Homes of Returning Farmers and Migrants

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Hampyeong County, Jeonnam (Governor Lee Sang-ik) announced on the 11th that it will support customized housing design for returnees to farming and rural areas through public-private cooperation.

The county recently signed a business agreement with the Hampyeong Architects Association and decided to support 30% of the architectural design costs when households wishing to return to farming and rural areas build new houses in the region.

This decision aims to reduce the housing construction burden for returnees to farming and rural areas and ultimately to attract population inflow.

Starting this month, the county plans to provide 30% support for architectural design costs, design consultations, shortened building permit periods, and on-site technical guidance for households newly building houses after moving from areas outside Hampyeong (cities) to the county.

The support target is households who have been registered residents in urban areas other than Hampyeong for more than one year and have returned to farming and rural areas in the county.

However, temporary migrants such as students and soldiers, as well as incidental costs such as development activities, farmland conversion, and mountain area conversion, are excluded from this support.

This public-private agreement is expected to contribute to the early settlement of returnees to farming and rural areas by promoting their return to Hampyeong.

A county official said, “Although more than 1,000 returnees to farming and rural areas move into the region every year, the cost of building new houses still acts as a barrier to entry. We will continue to actively discover and promote policies to attract population to the region, and if necessary, cooperate actively with the private sector to provide incentives such as priority support for rural housing improvement projects (up to 200 million won loan with 20-year installment repayment).”

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