Apply for 'Saebbit House' Program - Suwon-Style Low-Rise Residential Area Home Repair Support

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City will recruit households to participate in the 'Saebbit House' project from March 11 to April 30.

Saebbit House, the 'Suwon-Style Low-Rise Residential Area Home Repair Support Project,' provides financial assistance for home repair costs in aging low-rise homes within designated support areas. Eligible homes are buildings with 4 stories or fewer (single-family, multi-family, or row houses) that have been in use for more than 20 years from their date of occupancy approval. Up to 12 million won in support is provided (10% self-contribution). This year's budget is 4.38 billion won.

The program supports △home repair work for performance improvement including waterproofing, insulation, windows/doors, facilities, and exterior wall construction △outdoor landscape improvement work such as fence demolition, fence crack repair, main gate replacement, and creation of rest areas and flower beds facing roads △construction of disaster prevention facilities such as flood and fire prevention installations △recovery work for disaster-affected households. Vulnerable groups receive full support within the maximum amount for each housing type.

The first home repair ceremony was held in October of last year, and support has been provided for 305 aging homes to date. This year support will be extended to 700 homes, with a goal to 'support 2,000 homes by 2026' as the project progresses.

Homeowners wishing to apply for the Saebbit House project must download the application form from the home repair support project website (www.suzip.or.kr), complete it, and visit the Suwon Urban Foundation Residential Welfare Center (2nd floor, Daeham Park, Suin-ro, Gwonseon-gu) on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. (excluding noon to 1 p.m.) to submit it along with documents such as quotes.

After reviewing and evaluating unit prices and support appropriateness followed by on-site inspections, beneficiaries will be selected in June.

Consultation with home repair specialists is also available. Applications can be made on the mobile civic participation platform 'Saebbit Talk Talk' application reception bulletin board. Consulting services will be provided at mobile counseling centers at Manseok Park and Exit 1 of Gosaek Station every Friday and Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 12-27.

A city official said, "We will guide citizens who have expressed their intention to apply for Saebbit House through text messages, actively promote the project by posting banners in the designated support areas, and hope that many residents living in aging low-rise residential areas will apply."

Inquiries: 031-280-6359, Suwon Urban Foundation