"Sejong City Calls for Additional Housing Measures for Transferred Agencies Following 'Abolition of Special Public Official Housing'"

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City has urged the development of housing measures for additional relocated institutions following the decision to completely abolish the special supply system for public officials in multi-family housing in the Sejong area (hereafter referred to as special supply).

According to the city on the 29th, the ruling party, government, and Blue House decided the day before to completely abolish the special supply system for public officials in multi-family housing in Sejong City.

Regarding this, the city stated, “The decision to abolish the special supply is an inevitable measure due to recent suspicions raised about special supply to certain institutions and the negative perception held by the majority of the public,” and added, “It is also true that, as originally intended, many employees of institutions relocated to Sejong have settled in the area.”

However, the city said, “Sejong is still a newly developing city with ongoing construction, and challenges remain such as the establishment of the National Assembly Sejong Hall and additional relocation of ministries to complete the administrative capital,” and emphasized, “Considering these circumstances, it is necessary not only to abolish the special supply system but also to prepare follow-up supplementary measures for employees of institutions that will be additionally relocated in the future.”

Furthermore, the city stressed, “Although there have been suspicions and shortcomings revealed by recent incidents related to the special supply, it is also true that it served as a foundation for Sejong to establish itself as a city with a population of 370,000,” and added, “While correcting the wrongs, separate follow-up measures must be devised to help employees of institutions relocating to Sejong settle in the city.”

Meanwhile, the special supply system was introduced at the time of Sejong City’s launch (2012) with the purpose of helping employees of relocated institutions settle stably in the area amid poor residential conditions.

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