Minister Noh Hyung-wook Visits Youth Housing in First Field Trip, Pledges Efforts for Homeownership Hope

On the 25th, visited youth housing to empathize with youth difficulties and express commitment to ongoing communication

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Noh Hyung-wook visited 'Arts Stay,' a themed youth housing in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the 25th as his first field visit.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kangwook Cho] On the 25th, Noh Hyung-wook, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, actively expressed his commitment to expanding youth residential spaces in urban areas by visiting youth housing.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated that Minister Noh visited the youth housing "Arts Stay" in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, as his first public welfare activity since taking office, to empathize with the realities faced by young people and to expand communication. This place is a themed youth housing remodeled from an urban tourist hotel into single-person residential spaces, supplied for young artists and entrepreneurs.

Minister Noh explained, "The housing I visited today is a customized residential space created in the city considering the tastes and lifestyle patterns of single-person youth households," adding, "It is a residence reflecting the preferences of the MZ generation, who freely utilize various shared spaces and create creative activities on their own."

He said, "We have actively improved necessary regulations to quickly supply and transform existing buildings with good urban locations, such as commercial buildings and hotels, into residential spaces by changing the concept," and added, "We will strive to restore the broken housing ladder so that young people can have hope for owning their own homes."

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Noh Hyung-wook visited 'Arts Stay,' a themed youth housing in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the 25th as his first field visit to engage in communication.

Minister Noh also stated, "I feel deep sympathy and a heavy sense of responsibility for the young generation facing high monthly rents, housing prices, and difficulties in job searching," emphasizing, "We will continuously communicate to reflect what young people want in housing policies, and actively cooperate with themed youth housing operators so that the creative activities of youth are linked to jobs."

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