Population inflow policy to overcome local extinction crisis favored
Hwasun-gun (Governor Koo Bok-gyu) announced that it was honored with the grand prize in the ‘Population Increase Category’ at the ‘2024 Korea Local Government Innovation Awards’ awards ceremony held at the Korea Press Center on the 25th.
The Local Government Innovation Awards, hosted by News 1 and the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee, discovers and selects and awards local governments, offices of education, companies, and organizations that have contributed to responding to the population cliff and shown results in order to prevent rural extinction, the biggest challenge in Korea.
At the awards ceremony on this day, 9 organizations (Hwasun, Gangjin, Jeungpyeong, Yesan-gun, Incheon Metropolitan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education, McDonald’s Korea) were selected as grand prize winners in 7 fields (population increase, infrastructure improvement, job contribution, education, etc.) , SSK Base Co., Ltd.) attended.
In particular, Hwasun-gun received positive reviews for contributing to the housing stability of young people and newlyweds by promoting 10,000 won rental housing for young people and newlyweds (hereinafter referred to as 10,000 won rental housing) and creating a population influx effect. The 10,000 won rental housing policy is a policy in which Hwasun-gun rents private rental housing and re-leases it to young people between the ages of 18 and 49 and newlyweds for a monthly rent of only 10,000 won.
This year, the scope of newlyweds was expanded from 7 years from the date of marriage registration to couples scheduled to marry within 3 months of the date of announcement (March 25, 2024), and the income standard was also removed for newlyweds.
The plan is to supply 100 units of rental housing per year in Hwasun-gun, starting with 100 units in 2023, for a total of 400 units by 2026. After signing an initial 2-year contract, residents can extend the contract up to 2 additional times, allowing them to reside for up to 6 years. there is.
To date, the 200 winners of 10,000 won rental homes in 2023 and 2024 have moved in.
Hwasun County Mayor Koo Bok-gyu said, “We promoted 10,000 won rental housing with the idea that employment and housing issues for young people are the top priority in resolving our country’s population problem, and we are very proud that 10,000 won rental housing has spread across the country and has become a housing model for young people in Korea.” He said, “We will continue to do our best to take the lead in protecting the local area through various policies such as full rental housing, Hwasun-type 24-hour daycare, and a multicultural team dedicated to our citizens.”
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2024-09-27 14:59:30