Gyeonggi-do to Support Home Repairs and More for 665 Low-Income Households This Year

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province and Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation (GH) announced on the 7th that they carried out a residential environment improvement project this year, supporting home repairs for 665 low-income and disabled households.

The province first supported 500 households through the 'Haetsal Housing' project, which provides improvements such as lighting, windows, insulation, and boilers for low-income households earning less than 50% of the median income. Since 2013, the province has supported a total of 2,638 households over nine years through the Haetsal Housing project.

Additionally, 165 households were supported this year through the 'Severe Disability Housing Renovation' project, which assists severely disabled individuals earning less than 70% of the median income by installing safety handrails and ramps.

This project, which provides customized convenience facilities for the disabled, has improved the residential environment of a total of 559 households over five years since 2017.

Next year, the province plans to improve the residential environment for a total of 680 households, including 500 households through the Haetsal Housing project and 180 households through the Severe Disability Housing Renovation project.

A provincial official emphasized, "We will actively identify blind spots in housing welfare and improve the residential environment."

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