Incheon City-LH to Supply 20 Rental Housing Units Supporting Independent Living for Disabled Persons

Park Bong-gyu, Head of LH Incheon Headquarters, Lee Haeng-sook, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Welfare of Incheon City, and Jeong Jae-won, Director of the Disabled Housing Transition Support Center (from left), are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the 'Supportive Housing Project for the Disabled Business Agreement' at Incheon City Hall on the 11th. [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] This year, 20 rental housing units to support the independence of people with disabilities will be supplied in Incheon.

On the 11th, Incheon City signed a business agreement for the 'Supportive Housing Project for People with Disabilities' with the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) Incheon Regional Headquarters and the Disability Housing Transition Support Center.

According to the agreement, LH will supply 20 rental housing units sized 54 to 74㎡ located in Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, to people with disabilities, and the center will connect and provide various services to support the entire independence process of people with disabilities.

Last year, the city and LH supplied 8 rental housing units for independent living to help people with disabilities settle in the community. The 20 housing units supplied in this second phase feature an added community space for communication with non-disabled people.

In the third phase, scheduled for next year, a 'themed rental housing for people with disabilities' will be branded (through private sector public participation) to incorporate convenience facilities for people with disabilities from the design stage.

An official from Incheon City stated, "We will continue to cooperate with LH and the Housing Transition Support Center to help people with disabilities leave facilities and confidently become independent members of the local community."

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