Recruitment of 1,181 Integrated Public Rental Houses in January Next Year... Full-Scale Promotion of Medium-Sized Supply

Integration of Public Rental Types 30 Years After Initial Supply of Yeonggu Rental

Location map of Gwacheon Knowledge S10.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 28th that they will issue the first tenant recruitment announcement for 1,181 units of integrated public rental housing starting January 27 next year. Applications for tenancy will be accepted for four days from February 15 to 18 next year.

Integrated public rental housing is the first case in 30 years where various types of public rental housing, which have developed diversely since the permanent rental housing started in 1989, including national rental housing in 1998 and Happy Housing in 2013, are unified into one.

This recruitment volume consists of a total of 1,181 units, including 605 units at Gwacheon Jisik S10 and 576 units at Namyangju Byeollae A1-1, with various sizes ranging from 18㎡ to 56㎡ available at both locations.

The 605 units supplied at Gwacheon Jisik S10 are the first public rental housing in Gwacheon City. Located 600 meters from Indeogwon Station on Subway Line 4, it offers convenient transportation, and nearby elementary and middle schools are scheduled to open in time for the move-in period (scheduled for the second semester of 2023). In particular, from the planning stage, close consultations were held with Gwacheon City to incorporate living SOC such as a living culture center, senior welfare center, and community care center within the complex. The space is designed to be a place for active interaction with the local community, used not only by residents but also by nearby residents.

The 576 units supplied at Namyangju Byeollae A1-1 are located 500 meters from Byeollae Byeolgaram Station on Subway Line 4, which is scheduled to open in March next year, making it a station-area housing. It takes only one subway stop to reach Seoul (Danggogae Station). Nearby, there are elementary schools and attached kindergartens, and various convenience facilities such as shopping centers are abundantly supplied.

Earlier, the government first proposed a public rental housing type integration model that increases accessibility for demanders and allows various social classes to live together through the Housing Welfare Roadmap announced in November 2017. Since then, through research projects and expert consultations, supply standards such as income and asset criteria were established in April this year, and this month, an income-linked rent system was introduced to complete the institutional foundation.

Once integrated public rental housing is fully provided, complex income and asset criteria that differed by rental housing type will be simplified into one, making it easier to determine eligibility for tenancy. The eligible income bracket will expand from 130% to 150% of the median income, and tenants can live with peace of mind for up to 30 years if they meet income and asset requirements.

Not only will the unfairness of rent varying according to the type of rental housing be improved, but medium-sized units (exclusive area 60?85㎡) will also be newly introduced. About 1,000 medium-sized units are expected to receive initial project approval within this year at Bucheon Yeokgok A3, Siheung Hajung A2, Seongnam Nakseong A2, Uijeongbu Ujeong S1, Uiwang Cheonggye 2 A4, Goyang Janghang S2, and others, with move-in possible as early as after 2025.

Additionally, the quality of major finishing materials will be raised to the level of sale housing by 2025. This year, the quality of four items?door locks, flooring, laundry drying racks, and home control systems?was improved (upgraded), and from next year, facilities such as shower booth partitions in bathrooms will be added. From the project planning stage, living SOC such as living culture centers and community care centers will be actively linked based on local demand, allowing residents to enjoy a lifestyle where housing and services harmoniously coexist.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to supply all newly approved construction-type rental housing as integrated public rental housing starting next year. It also plans to gradually complete type integration for existing housing through pilot projects and others.

Kim Su-sang, Director of the Housing and Land Office at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "In addition to the 30-year history of public rental housing, we are taking a new step toward type integration," adding, "This will not merely be a unification of systems but will serve as a starting point for a paradigm shift toward providing people-centered housing services."

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