Yongin City Selected as Outstanding in 2021 Gyeonggi Province Housing Administration Evaluation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 1st that it has selected Yongin City as the recipient of the grand prize in the '2021 Gyeonggi Province Housing Administration Outstanding City·County Evaluation' conducted on 31 cities and counties within the province.

The Gyeonggi Province Housing Administration Outstanding City·County Evaluation aims to enhance credibility in housing administration and improve the quality of administrative services. It evaluates and awards comprehensive housing-related tasks including ▲housing supply and quality improvement ▲outstanding housing administration policy implementation ▲residential welfare improvement ▲revitalization of multifamily housing management.

Yongin City, recipient of the grand prize, received high scores by implementing outstanding policies including the pre-examination system for bid announcements to ensure transparency in multifamily housing projects and construction, and the establishment of recruitment reporting standards for housing cooperative members to prevent harm to cooperative members.

Beyond the grand prize, the province selected excellent and outstanding cities·counties for each of three population-based groups.

In Group 1 (ranked 1-10 by population), Goyang City won top honors, while Pyeongtaek City and Bucheon City each won the outstanding award.

In Group 2 (ranked 11-20 by population), Paju City won top honors, while Gimpo City and Gwangmyeong City won the outstanding award. In Group 3, Anseong City won top honors, while Icheon City and Guri City were selected for the outstanding award.

Notable outstanding policy examples include ▲Goyang City's Goyang-style rental and social housing construction project ▲Pyeongtaek City's operation of special inspectors during multifamily housing construction permit and completion ▲Bucheon City's Bucheon Film District artist housing initiative ▲Paju City's customized care service operation for residential occupancy ▲Gimpo City's publication of explanatory guides for long-term maintenance plans for multifamily housing ▲Gwangmyeong City's job-linked public recruitment project youth startup support housing ▲Anseong City's visiting multifamily housing management service and untact consulting implementation ▲Icheon City's Hope Housing project and support services for vulnerable residential groups including persons with disabilities ▲Guri City's visiting apartment representative job competency enhancement education.

Yom Jun-ho, Director of Housing Policy at Gyeonggi Province, said, "We will continue efforts to enhance the credibility and substantiality of Gyeonggi Province housing administration and to continuously discover and share excellent policies tailored to regional characteristics."