Goheung-gun Takes on Address Acquisition Campaign to Overcome Local Extinction Crisis

Relocation Merit Incentive 500,000 to 3,000,000 KRW Support

Expansion of Youth Housing Support Measures, Active Participation in Address Registration, etc.

Gohung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Young-min) announced that it will promote the “Gohung愛 Address Ownership Movement,” a win-win initiative among residents, administration, and institutions, to share the seriousness of local extinction due to population decline and to establish the foundation for “100,000 Gohung population in 10 years.”

Starting with visits to the Gohung Office of Education and the Rural Development Administration Gohung Branch on the 20th, the county is carrying out the Gohung愛 Address Ownership Movement targeting public institutions and companies in the area until December.

[Photo by Goheung-gun]

On the first day of visits, following an explanation of Gohung-gun’s population policy, various support measures were introduced, including ▲moving-in household support funds (200,000 KRW), ▲local tax support for moving-in households (100,000 KRW for automobile tax), and ▲moving-in merit incentives (500,000 to 3,000,000 KRW) for institutions and companies with five or more new residents. Young employees were encouraged to move in through promotion of youth support policies such as childbirth, childcare, and housing.

Additionally, the “Visiting Address Change Service,” which provides address registration services directly to institution employees who could not register their residence due to busy work schedules, was also promoted to encourage moving in.

In this regard, the Rural Development Administration Gohung Branch expressed positive support for employees’ address registration, empathizing with the background and necessity of the address ownership movement. The Gohung Office of Education showed great interest by inquiring about housing support projects and subsidies, which are the biggest concerns for young employees including new hires, and promised active participation in the county’s Gohung愛 Address Ownership Movement by preparing a session in November to explain support policies to new employees.

Meanwhile, to alleviate housing cost burdens for youth, Gohung-gun amended an ordinance last November to relax the conditions for the Youth Stepping Stone Housing Stability Support Project from 150% to 180% of income, increase the support amount from 100,000 KRW to a maximum of 200,000 KRW, and extend the support period from one year to two years, striving to help more young people settle stably in the region.

Gohung = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo hss79@asiae.co.kr

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