Seoul City supplied only about 35% of this year's target for "Miri Nae House," aimed at stabilizing housing for newlyweds. Low-rise apartment–type Miri Nae Houses are supplied with national funding, but the approval of support from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was delayed.
According to Seoul City and the Seoul Housing and Urban Development Corporation (SH) on the 23rd, as of the end of September, the total supply of Miri Nae Houses was 1,216 units. That is only 34.7% of the target of 3,500 units.
The city planned to supply a total of 3,500 units this year: 1,000 apartment-type Miri Nae Houses, 2,000 non-apartment–type Miri Nae Houses linked to purchased rental housing, and 500 linked to private rental housing. However, as of September, only 852 apartment-type Miri Nae Houses, 164 purchased rentals, and 200 linked to private rental housing were supplied.
A Seoul City official said, "Miri Nae Houses linked to purchased rental housing are a nationally funded program and can be supplied only with approval of support from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)," and noted, "As this process was delayed due to budget issues, the overall supply pace slowed."
Miri Nae House is a policy introduced by Seoul City to ease the housing burden on newlyweds and overcome the low birthrate. It gives newlyweds priority access to long-term jeonse housing and extends the residence period upon childbirth or offers purchase benefits at 80–90% of market price. If they move into a non-apartment type such as a low-rise apartment, they receive the opportunity to move to an apartment type later if they have a child.