Muju-gun Supports Repair Costs for Old Houses of Returning Farmers and Migrants

600 Million KRW Support Per Household... Applications Accepted at Relevant Eup/Myeon Administrative Welfare Centers Until the 25th of This Month

[Muju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Muju County announced on the 14th that it will partially support the repair costs of old houses for returnees to farming and rural areas.

Muju County plans to select a total of 6 households and provide 6 million KRW per household for housing repair costs.

The support funds can be used for improving the living environment of old houses, such as △renovation of old or poor roofs △replacement of heating facilities like boilers △kitchen and bathroom repairs △other wall repairs.

The support target is returnees to farming and rural areas who moved to Muju County after January 1, 2019, and are scheduled to repair old detached houses owned by themselves or their spouse, or by their or their spouse's direct ascendants (sub-registration allowed). The detached house must have a land area of 660㎡ or less per household and a total building area of 150㎡ or less, and sub-registration must be possible.

However, if housing repairs have been underway or completed before project selection, repairs or installation of warehouses unrelated to the house, walls, gates, landscaping, construction of walls or stone retaining walls, driveway opening, yard formation, purchase of furniture or supplies, etc., are not eligible for support.

In addition, illegal buildings, apartments, multi-family houses, communal housing, lodging facilities, unregistered buildings, houses with mortgages or seizure settings are excluded from the target.

The application and reception period for repair costs of old houses for returnees to farming and rural areas is until the 25th.

If the house is owned by the direct ascendants of the applicant or their spouse, a lease contract of 10 years or more must be submitted to the relevant eup/myeon administrative welfare center.

Muju County will also accept additional applications until the 25th for ▲architectural design fees ▲farming and living support for elderly retired urban citizens ▲temporary residence rent support ▲startup activity support projects for young and middle-aged returnees to farming and rural areas.

Meanwhile, the total population returning to farming and rural areas in Muju County last year was 1,269, and this year the goal is set to increase by 5%.

Muju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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