Dongdaemun-gu Completes Home Repairs for 14 Vulnerable Households

Completed Housing Environment Improvement for 14 Households Selected in the First Half for Safe Home Repairs and Rooftop Housing Performance Improvement Project... Repair Costs to Be Supported Next Year for 28 Vulnerable Households Selected in the Second Half

Dongdaemun-gu (District Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) has completed home repairs for a total of 14 households this year by promoting the ‘Safe Home Repair Assistance Project’ and the ‘Rooftop Room Residential Performance Improvement Project’ to improve poor living conditions such as semi-basement and rooftop rooms.

The ‘Safe Home Repair Project’ supports housing performance improvement work such as insulation and waterproofing, as well as convenience facility construction costs, for low-rise houses that are over 10 years old. It covers about 80% of the construction costs, up to a maximum of 10 million KRW.

The ‘Rooftop Room Residential Performance Improvement Project’ provides support for residential performance improvement construction costs such as insulation work and window installation in rooftop rooms, covering about 80% of the construction costs, up to a maximum of 20 million KRW.

The district recruited residents to participate in the housing environment improvement projects in April and June, respectively. Ten households were selected for the ‘Safe Home Repair Project’ and four households for the ‘Rooftop Room Residential Performance Improvement Project,’ providing approximately 114 million KRW to a total of 14 households in 2023 alone.

Residents who received support from the project said, “Due to water leakage, the electricity often went out and there was a risk of electric shock, so I lived in fear, but after the waterproofing work, I can sleep comfortably and I am very satisfied.”

For the 28 households selected for the home repair project in the second half of the year, construction is planned to be completed in the first half of next year due to concerns about quality degradation caused by the cold winter weather.

A Dongdaemun-gu official said, “We are very pleased that this home repair project has enabled vulnerable residents to live in a comfortable and safe residential environment. We will continue to explore various ways to improve the living conditions of vulnerable residents.”

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