Gwangjin-gu is expanding its 2026 Gwangjin Youth Monthly Rent Support Project to ease the housing cost burden on young residents and help them secure stable living conditions, the district office announced.
The project was designed to help young people living in Gwangjin-gu who struggle to secure independent housing due to financial constraints. First launched last year, the program has been broadened this year to reach more beneficiaries by expanding both the number of recipients and the eligible categories.
The number of recipients has grown from 83 last year to 150 this year, and the program now extends beyond single-person youth households to include young newlywed couples for the first time. This year's cohort will comprise 135 single-person youth households and 15 newlywed couples.
Applicants must be registered residents of Gwangjin-gu aged 19 to 39 who do not own a home and are actually living in the district as of the application date. Eligibility also requires living in a unit with a deposit of no more than 80 million won and monthly rent of no more than 600,000 won, a household income at or below 150 percent of the median income standard, and general assets of no more than 130 million won.
Applications will be accepted Aug. 18 through Aug. 28 via the Gwangjin-gu district office website. Eligible applicants will be ranked by income level and final recipients selected through a computerized lottery.
Results will be announced in late September, and final recipients will be confirmed in mid-October following an appeals process.
Selected recipients will receive up to 200,000 won per month for up to 12 months, for a total of up to 2.4 million won in monthly rent support. For more information, residents may visit the Gwangjin-gu district office website or contact the Youth Policy Division.
"One of the biggest hardships young people just starting out in society feel most acutely is the burden of housing costs," district mayor Kim Gyeong-ho said. "This year, we expanded the scope and scale of support so that more young people can live with stability." He added that the district would continue to pursue effective housing support policies to ease the burden on young residents and help them settle in the community.
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