Suwon to Conduct Comprehensive Survey of Households in Housing Crisis Due to Arrears in Management Fees and Rent

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Chung Jun-sung] Suwon City will conduct a comprehensive survey from the 24th through July 2nd of households in arrears on shared housing management fees and public rental housing rent to identify 'housing crisis targets.'

The city will conduct a comprehensive survey of 1,376 households—897 households with apartment management fee arrears of four months or more and 479 households with public rental housing rent arrears—to verify conditions and then link appropriate welfare services to households in crisis.

The survey will prioritize non-contact methods such as phone and mail to minimize contact between surveyors and subjects. For households that cannot be reached, the city plans to contact family members or neighbors, and if necessary, will request cooperation from related agencies such as police and fire departments to confirm the status of subjects.

The city will comprehensively examine subjects' situations regarding economy, housing, and care, and will verify the reasons for management fee arrears (among basic livelihood security recipients) and rent arrears (among housing benefit recipients). The city will also identify household members who wish to receive welfare benefits.

Additionally, the city plans to actively support households in need by guiding them to the 'Temporary COVID-19 Living Expense Support Project' and connecting them with appropriate welfare services.

Ki Woo-jin, Director of Urban Policy at Suwon City, stated, "As the COVID-19 crisis has prolonged, an increasing number of households facing housing crisis are falling behind on management fees and rent due to economic hardship," adding "We will promptly connect citizens experiencing housing crisis with welfare services to support their stable living."