Gyeongbuk Province Partners with LH to Support Public Rental Housing for Disabled Persons ... Signs Business Agreement

On the 18th, Gyeongbuk Province signed a business agreement to support public rental housing for strengthening the independence capabilities of people with disabilities, attended by Kim Hak-hong, Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs, Shin Kwang-ho, Head of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarters of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and other related officials.

This agreement comes in response to the government's measures to strengthen integrated care for people with developmental disabilities, support for community independence of facility-based disabled persons, and support for enhancing the independence capabilities of home-based disabled persons. It addresses the increasing national and provincial policy tasks and growing social demand for the settlement of people with disabilities in the community, emphasizing the need to secure stable housing linked to their independence.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

The main content is that when Gyeongbuk Province requests LH Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarters to supply rental housing (such as multi-family houses and apartments) necessary for the independence of people with disabilities, LH will provide the rental housing it holds.

The rental period will be long-term, approximately 25 to 30 years, and Gyeongbuk Province will support the rent at a rate cheaper than the private market (about 20-30%) as well as the budget needed for operation and management.

Through this agreement, Gyeongbuk Province plans to further activate welfare projects supporting the independence of people with disabilities by utilizing rental housing in various forms such as expanding experience homes and group homes, supporting the strengthening of independence capabilities for facility-based disabled persons, temporary shelters for abused disabled persons, vocational training, and dormitory spaces for employment.

This project is a ‘housing support project linked with the vocational training center for people with developmental disabilities,’ in which Gyeongbuk Province is investing 150 million KRW. Until now, housing (apartments) has been operated through private contracts, but with the support of public rental housing from LH, it is expected to greatly help stabilize housing and support employment for people with disabilities.

Gyeongbuk Province is actively promoting projects linked to supporting the independence of people with disabilities. With a total budget of 350 million KRW, including an additional allocation for Yeongdeok in the first supplementary budget this year, it operates four experience housing units for independent living for people with developmental disabilities in four cities/counties (Pohang, Mungyeong, Uljin, Yeongdeok).

Additionally, it is putting full effort into creating a foundation for independence and strengthening capabilities by operating a severe disability independent living experience home (42 million KRW, Gyeongju), four severe disability living centers (550 million KRW, Pohang, Gyeongju, Gumi, Gyeongsan), and 18 group homes for people with disabilities (1.43 billion KRW, 9 in Pohang, 4 in Andong, 2 in Gumi, and one each in Gyeongsan, Yeongyang, Cheongdo).

As the first support case under this agreement, Gyeongbuk Province will receive two public rental housing units (one each for males and females) from LH Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarters in May to be used as dormitory spaces for long-distance trainees at the Gyeongbuk Vocational Training Center for People with Developmental Disabilities located in Gumi.

Kim Hak-hong, Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs, said, “This business agreement is expected to be a solid foundation for securing stable housing necessary for the independence of people with disabilities and for promoting and expanding various welfare projects that reflect the needs of the users.” He added, “Gyeongbuk Province will continue to strengthen collaboration with LH Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarters to provide administrative and financial support so that people with disabilities can participate and grow as proud members of society.”

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