Seoul Offers 128 Units of 'Mirinae House' for Newlyweds with Applications Now Open

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it is accepting applications for 128 units of the general housing type "Mirinae House" for its first supply of 2026, aimed at stabilizing housing for newlyweds and easing the burden of child-rearing.

The general housing type Mirinae House is a purchased public rental housing type where homes acquired by the Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation (SH) are supplied to newlyweds and others at prices lower than market rates.

Residents who give birth to a child while living in the unit are granted the right to apply for a transfer to a long-term jeonse (lump-sum lease) housing unit after living there for 10 years.

This first supply consists of 53 new units and 75 remaining vacant units, including officetels, urban living housing, and multi-family houses.

Those who meet the eligibility requirements can live in the units for up to 10 years, and households with children can have their residency extended for up to 14 years.

To qualify, applicants must be members of a homeless household as of the public notice date, with a monthly average income of 130% or less of the city worker monthly average income by household size (up to 200% for dual-income households), and total assets of 362 million won or less.

Online subscription applications will be accepted through SH from the 31st of this month to September 2 of next month, with move-ins scheduled to begin in February of next year.

To allow applicants to inspect the interiors of the general housing type Mirinae House before applying, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will operate an "open house" at Build Arte Apartment in Dobong-gu on August 28 and 29.

Myung No-jun, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Housing Bureau, said, "We will expand the supply of general housing type Mirinae Houses so that newlyweds can live without housing worries while having and raising children," adding, "We will strengthen housing support centered on actual demand by supplying a variety of high-quality public rental housing."

(Photo provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government, Yonhap News)
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