Geumsan-gun Invites Applications for Home Renovation Support for Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens

Improving Housing Conditions for Vulnerable Groups... Applications Accepted Until February 25

Home Repair and Renovation Costs of 3.8 Million to 7 Million Won Per Household

Geumsan County Office (Photo by Geumsan County)

Geumsan-gun will be accepting applications from February 10 to 25 for support recipients of its home renovation program for low-income persons with disabilities and senior citizens, aimed at improving their residential environment.

This project is being promoted to create a safe and pleasant residential environment by resolving the inconveniences in daily life experienced by low-income persons with disabilities and senior citizens living in old or substandard housing.

For each eligible household, between 3.8 million won and 7 million won will be provided to cover home repair and renovation costs.

This year, the program plans to proceed with the project after selecting a final total of 8 households with persons with disabilities and 6 households with senior citizens.

The main areas of support will focus on installing residential convenience facilities, including removing level differences inside the home, widening doorways, installing and replacing handrails, renovating bathrooms, and replacing sinks.

To be eligible as a person with a disability, the applicant must be a resident of Geumsan-gun registered as a person with a disability under Article 2 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, and must have a monthly household income at or below 100% of last year’s average monthly income of urban workers (3,598,164 won for a single-person household).

For senior citizens, the household must include a resident aged 65 or older, and the recognized income under the National Basic Living Security Act must be at or below 50% of the standard median income (1,282,119 won for a single-person household).

Applications can be submitted at the township and town Administrative Welfare Centers that have jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of residence.

An official from the county said, "We hope that, through this home renovation support project, persons with disabilities and senior citizens, who are vulnerable in terms of housing, will be able to live in a safe and pleasant environment," adding, "We will continue to expand housing environment improvement projects for county residents who are in the blind spots of the welfare system."

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