Gyeonggi Province Confirms '2020 Comprehensive Housing Plan'
Suwon NewsUpdated 2020.02.03 07:08
Published 2020.02.03 07:07
Updated 2020.02.03 07:08
Support for rental housing and residential expenses for 257,000 non-homeowning low-income householdsSupply of 46,000 public rental housing units. Housing allowances for 211,000 low-income households
[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 3rd that it has finalized the '2020 Gyeonggi Province Comprehensive Housing Plan,' which includes supplying a total of 46,000 public rental housing units and providing housing expenses to 211,000 low-income households this year to stabilize housing for the low-income.
The '2020 Gyeonggi Province Comprehensive Housing Plan' includes the province's efforts to promote or planned public rental housing supply and support measures for the housing-vulnerable this year and is established annually in accordance with the Housing Basic Act.
The province selected five key projects in this comprehensive housing plan: ▲Supply of demand-tailored rental housing ▲Strengthening inclusive residential support based on users' needs ▲Implementation of Gyeonggi Happiness Housing projects with momentum ▲Creating a transparent and efficient condominium management culture and preventing defective construction through quality inspections and technical consultation on condominiums, improving residential environments and strengthening safety management for small-scale condominiums ▲Promoting urban regeneration projects that reflect regional conditions of downtown areas.
First, in the field of demand-tailored rental housing supply, Gyeonggi Province plans to supply a total of 46,000 rental housing units this year, including 33,000 publicly-built rentals and 13,000 purchased and jeonse (lease deposit) rentals. In addition, the province plans to conduct a survey through the Gyeonggi Housing Welfare Center, a specialized housing welfare institution, targeting children and housing-impoverished households in residential welfare blind spots, and to implement a pilot project by Gyeonggi Urban Development Corporation to supply 8 rental housing units.
Second, as part of inclusive residential support strengthening policy based on users' needs, out of 211,000 households eligible for housing allowances, 210,000 households will receive approximately 156,000 won per month in residential expenses, while 1,000 homeowning households will receive up to 12.41 million won in home improvement costs.
Low-income residential environment improvement projects include ▲Sunny Housing project for energy-efficient home renovation of 450 units ▲G-Housing project, a privately-funded home renovation project of 120 units ▲Disabled persons' home renovation project of 155 units.
The province also supports residential financial costs for the vulnerable. For 1,050 newly-moved-in rental housing households, rental deposits of up to 2 million won per unit are supported. In addition, the jeonse deposit support project will support up to 100 million won for 50 vulnerable households, and the jeonse loan guarantee and interest support project for low-income households will support 1,860 households, expanded by 1,000 households from last year.
Third, to stabilize housing for young people and overcome low birth rates, 'Gyeonggi Happiness Housing,' rental housing supplied by Gyeonggi Province, aims to supply 10,000 units by 2022. This year, project approvals for 2,490 units, construction starts for 3,487 units, and move-ins for 1,695 units are planned.
Fourth, to create a transparent condominium management culture, joint on-site audits will be conducted with private experts for 20 complexes, and existing initiatives will continue to be promoted: ▲Quality inspections for improving housing quality at 130 complexes ▲Technical advisory group operations for repair work at 520 sessions ▲Support for maintenance and repair costs for aging condominiums at 160 complexes ▲Safety inspection support for old small-scale condominium complexes at 245 complexes. Notably, for the first time this year, the province will select 10 condominium complexes through public recruitment by municipalities and implement a project to support electronic document conversion for electronic approval system installation and operation.
Fifth, the province aims to select 9 urban regeneration new deal projects and is actively cooperating with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, while also steadily promoting small-scale urban regeneration projects.
Kim Jun-tae, director of the Provincial Urban and Housing Bureau, stated, "We will continue to expand housing stability policies including expanded rental housing supply and strengthened support for the vulnerable to guarantee residents' 'right to housing' and strengthen inclusive residential support based on users' needs," and added, "We will strengthen coordination with the government, cities and counties, and public institutions and implement the plan without any delays."
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