Seoul City Hall. [Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government]
Seoul City Hall. [Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government]

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will supply 128 units this year under its first round of the general housing-type Mirinaezip program, targeting newlyweds and households with newborns. Rents will be set at 60 to 70 percent of market rates, and families with children can stay for up to 14 years.

The city said it will begin accepting applications Friday for 128 units under the 2026 first-round general housing-type Mirinaezip program — formally known as the Newlywed and Newborn Purchase Rental Housing II scheme. Under the program, the Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation (SH) purchases residential properties and leases them to newlyweds and similar households at below-market rents.

The 128 units consist of 53 newly added units and 75 re-offered vacancies. The properties — officetels, urban-type residential buildings and multi-family homes purchased by SH — will be made available to houseless newlyweds, prospective newlyweds, married couples, households with newborns and single-parent families. Rents will be set at 60 to 70 percent of prevailing market rates depending on income level.

The units are located across six autonomous districts: Gangbuk-gu, Guro-gu, Geumcheon-gu, Songpa-gu, Dobong-gu and Jungnang-gu. By complex, the breakdown includes 30 units at Build Arte Apartments in Dobong-gu, 27 at Istar Park in Geumcheon-gu, 25 at Segyo Yejian 11, 20 at Saeeul Sensville in Jungnang-gu and 10 at Le Pied Munjeong in Songpa-gu. Exclusive use areas range from approximately 42 to 74 square meters.

Eligible households may stay for up to 10 years, with families with children able to extend their tenancy to a maximum of 14 years. Households that have a child after moving in may apply for priority transfer to Long-term Jeonse Housing II after 10 years of residence. Families with a child born in 2024 or later will receive support to remain in their unit until that child reaches adulthood.

Applicants must be houseless household members as of the announcement date, with monthly income at or below 130 percent of the urban workers' average by household size — or 200 percent for dual-income households — and total assets not exceeding 362 million won ($256,000). Households receiving public assistance or earning at or below 80 percent of the median income will pay 60 percent of market rent; those earning up to 130 percent of the median, or dual-income households earning up to 200 percent, will pay 70 percent.

Applications will be accepted online through SH from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2. Move-ins are scheduled to begin sequentially from February 2027, following document screening and announcement of successful applicants.

Ahead of the application period, the city will hold an open-house event at Build Arte Apartments, located at 14 Uicheonro 24-gil in Dobong-gu, on Aug. 28 and 29. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with units 902 and 904 and the second-floor communal facilities open for viewing. The complex features units with an average exclusive use area of 61.46 square meters and a three-bedroom layout.

"We will expand the supply of general housing-type Mirinaezip units so that newlyweds can focus on having and raising children without worrying about housing," said Myeong No-jun, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's housing bureau. "We will continue to strengthen housing support centered on genuine demand by supplying a diverse range of high-quality public rental housing."


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