Gangseo-gu, Recruiting Tenants for ‘Existing Housing Jeonse Lease’ for Housing Vulnerable Groups

Applications accepted at local community service centers starting on the 17th... 162 units available

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon) is recruiting ‘2025 Existing Housing Jeonse Lease Tenants’ organized by Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation (SH) to stabilize housing for vulnerable groups.

A view of Gangseo District Office. Provided by Gangseo District.

The ‘Existing Housing Jeonse Lease’ project allows selected vulnerable tenants to find a desired house, after which SH signs a Jeonse contract with the homeowner and subleases it to the tenant at an affordable rent. Through this, tenants can live in their desired homes at a low cost.

A total of 162 units will be supplied in Gangseo-gu this time. Eligible houses are limited to those with a net floor area of 85㎡ or less, but households with three or more minor children or five or more household members can apply for houses exceeding 85㎡.

Applicants must be members of a household without homeownership residing in Gangseo-gu as of the announcement date (February 5, 2025) and meet the eligibility criteria for either priority 1 or priority 2 categories. Priority 1 includes national merit recipients, livelihood and medical benefit recipients, single-parent families, persons with disabilities with a monthly average income of 70% or less of the previous year’s urban worker household income, recipients aged 65 or older, and low-income groups.

Priority 2 includes persons with disabilities with a monthly average income of 50% or less and those with a monthly average income of 100% or less of the previous year’s urban worker household income.

The application period for priority 1 and national merit recipients is from the 17th to the 19th of this month, and applications can be submitted at the local community service center of the applicant’s residence. If priority 1 applications are insufficient, priority 2 applications will be accepted from the 20th to the 21st of this month.

The support limit is 130 million KRW, of which 5% must be borne by the tenant. The lease period is two years. Priority 1 tenants can renew the contract without limit as long as they maintain eligibility, while priority 2 tenants can renew up to 14 times.

Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon said, “This project will ease the economic burden for residents struggling with housing costs,” and added, “We will continue to prepare various housing support measures to ensure the practical stability of residents’ lives.”

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