Gyeonggi-do to Supply 100 Public Rental Housing Units for Care-Leaving Children

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will prioritize allocating 100 units of public rental housing to 'protected children aging out,' who must leave child welfare facilities after turning 18.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 21st that following the recent announcement of the revised "Guidelines for Supporting Jeonse Housing for Youth-Headed Families, etc." by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which added local public corporations as implementers of the housing stability support project for protected children aging out?previously limited to the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH)?the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation (GH) has confirmed the supply of public rental housing units for protected children aging out.

Every year, about 400 children leave child care facilities in the province after turning 18 due to the end of protective measures. However, about half of them live with foster families or relatives and have not established a stable housing foundation. This is because, under the previous guidelines, the supply of jeonse housing for youth-headed families was limited to LH, resulting only in LH project volumes being supplied.

Following the announcement of this revision, the province will prioritize allocating 100 units of public rental housing through GH and plans to expand the supply volume in the future.

In particular, along with the supply of public rental housing, the province is also reviewing ways to link existing projects such as ▲interest support projects for housing-vulnerable groups ▲jeonse deposit support projects ▲housing improvement projects.

Yeom Jun-ho, Director of the Housing Policy Division of the province, emphasized, "According to this revision, it has become possible to actively respond to local circumstances through the Gyeonggi Housing Welfare Center. We will continue to focus our efforts on improving housing conditions for children and youth by proposing measures to the central government to strengthen the capabilities and functions of the Housing Welfare Center."

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