Suwon Special City Achieves Cumulative 3,000 Homes Supported Through 'Saebbit House' Program

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 24th that it has selected 904 homes as recipients of the 2026 'Saebbit House' support program.

With this, the city has achieved its target of 'cumulative support of 3,000 or more homes' by additionally selecting 904 homes this year, following support of △305 homes in 2023 △791 homes in 2024 △1,003 homes in 2025.

The city received applications for the Saebbit House program in January-February, with 3,049 homes applying. The city selected support recipients through document reviews and on-site inspections, comprehensively evaluating building deterioration and project urgency. The total subsidy amount for the 904 selected homes is 4.269 billion won.

Accordingly, the city plans to conduct home repair project commencement and interim inspections from May to September, and completion inspections from July to October.

The Saebbit House program provides support for home repair costs of aging low-rise residential buildings within home repair support zones. Eligible buildings are residential buildings with 4 or fewer stories (detached homes, multi-unit dwellings, townhouses) that have been in use for more than 20 years. Support is provided up to 12 million won (with 10% out-of-pocket contribution) within 90% of total construction costs.

Support includes △performance improvement projects such as waterproofing, insulation, window replacement, equipment, and exterior wall work △exterior landscape improvement projects such as fence removal, crack repair, front gate replacement, and creation of rest areas and flower beds △disaster prevention facility installation projects such as flood and fire prevention.

A city official stated, "The Saebbit House project is a representative residential welfare policy that improves residential environments in aging neighborhoods and enhances citizens' quality of life," adding "We will do our best to ensure safety in deteriorated residential areas and improve residents' living conditions."