Yangcheon-gu, One-Stop Housing Welfare Service for Public Rental Housing Relocation and Settlement Support

District and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Selected for 'Housing Upgrade Support Project for Vulnerable Groups' Competition

Mobile counseling scene for vulnerable housing groups

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) announced that it has been finally selected for the "Housing Upgrade Support Project for Vulnerable Housing Groups" contest hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

In this Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport housing upgrade support project, 12 metropolitan and local governments nationwide were selected, and Yangcheon-gu was selected for the basic management type, continuing the project for the second consecutive year following last year.

The housing upgrade support project provides comprehensive support throughout the entire process from application for housing support for vulnerable groups to move-in, care, and daily life management.

The support targets residents who have lived in non-housing such as jjokbang (small rooms), goshiwon (small dormitory rooms), and yeoinsuk (boarding houses) for more than three months, and households with an average monthly income below 50% of the previous year's urban worker household income.

This year, the district plans to focus on managing residents of the Sinjeong 2-dong jjokbang village, old goshiwon, and semi-basement dwellers, providing housing welfare counseling and rental housing information through an untact housing welfare counseling center considering the COVID-19 situation.

Also, through one-on-one non-face-to-face counseling, the district will accompany those wishing to move to rental housing identified through the counseling, help search for desired housing, and assist with the preparation of moving application documents, realizing meticulous housing welfare through customized relocation management for each target.

For residents requiring repairs upon moving, various services such as wallpapering, flooring, and blind installation will be provided in collaboration with private volunteer centers, and essential living supplies such as kitchen utensils, daily necessities, and basic medicines needed at move-in will also be supported.

Last year, the district also carried out the housing upgrade support project for vulnerable housing groups, successfully moving 58 households living in non-housing into public rental housing.

There were 1,196 cases of target discovery and housing search counseling, and 81 cases of relocation and settlement support.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "Targeting the most vulnerable groups with poor housing conditions, we expect to provide one-stop housing welfare services from move-in to relocation and settlement, which will greatly help non-housing residents settle in the local community," adding, "We will continue to do our best to improve quality of life through various housing welfare policies, including housing stability and upgrading housing standards."

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