Seocho-gu Provides Up to 300,000 KRW in Real Estate Brokerage Fees Support for Low-Income Households

Applied for Housing Lease Contracts Under 100 Million Won

Seocho-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Jeon Seong-su) announced on the 12th that it is implementing the ‘Brokerage Fee Support Project,’ which provides up to 300,000 KRW in real estate brokerage fees to ensure housing stability for low-income residents such as child-headed households and elderly living alone.

The Brokerage Fee Support Project is a program that provides cash support of up to 300,000 KRW in brokerage fees when residents who meet the requirements of Article 2 of the ‘Ordinance on Support for the Living Stability of Low-Income Residents in Seocho-gu, Seoul’?including child-headed households, single-parent families, elderly living alone, and unmarried parent households?enter into a lease contract for a jeonse (key money deposit) of 100 million KRW or less through a real estate agency within the district.

Eligible residents wishing to apply for support should bring a copy of the lease contract, brokerage fee payment receipt, beneficiary certificate, resident registration certificate, and a copy of their bankbook to the local community service center.

Seocho-gu expects a surge in applicants as the autumn moving season begins and urges residents who have not yet applied for brokerage fee support to do so promptly. For detailed information on how to apply for the brokerage fee support service, please contact the Real Estate Information Division of Seocho-gu Office.

District Mayor Jeon Seong-su stated, “We expect the real estate brokerage fee support service to be a great help to housing-vulnerable individuals in need,” and added, “We will focus our administrative capabilities to be a warm companion to low-income residents who need assistance.”