Jeongeup-si Promotes 'Housing Environment Improvement Project for Low-Income Families'

Jeongeup City in Jeollabuk-do is undertaking repairs of old and deteriorated houses for low-income households.

On the 3rd, the city announced that it is promoting a housing environment improvement project to enhance the quality of life for low-income groups such as recipients, near-poor, and elderly living alone who are struggling due to not receiving timely house repairs, and to create a safe and pleasant living environment.

Jeongeup City is promoting a housing environment improvement project for low-income elderly and substandard housing.
[Photo by Jeongeup City]

To this end, the city secured a total budget of about 450 million KRW this year, selected 66 households for the low-income Green Remodeling Project, and completed repairs for 34 households in the first half of the year.

In addition, out of 418 households targeted for safety inspections and repairs of housing facilities for marginalized groups, 232 households have been completed, and the rural disabled housing renovation project is underway for 12 households.

The city plans to accelerate projects such as electrical facility inspections, wallpaper and flooring replacement, window replacement, and roof improvements for the remaining 230 households.

Mayor Lee Hak-su said, “We will strive to complete the project before the winter season to ensure housing stability for vulnerable groups and to provide a safe and convenient living environment.”

Jeongeup = Kim Jae-gil, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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