The Seoul city government will expand monthly rent support for young adults without homes to include youth affected by jeonse fraud and others. It plans to support a total of 15,000 people this year with up to 200,000 won per month.
The Seoul city government said on the 30th that it will revamp the "2026 youth monthly rent support" program to provide selected applicants up to 200,000 won per month for 12 months, totaling 2.4 million won, starting in August. Applications will be accepted on the Seoul Housing Portal from 10 a.m. on May 6 to 6 p.m. on May 19.
In this overhaul, the Seoul city government broadened eligibility. Previously, only single-person households among young households were supported, but starting this year, the program will include young single-parent families, victims of jeonse fraud, newlyweds without children, and tenants of Youth Safe Housing in private rentals.
In particular, 1,000 victims of jeonse fraud and 1,000 young single-parent families will be selected first, respectively. A young single-parent family refers to a youth age 19 to 39 who is a mother-and-child or father-and-child family under the Single-Parent Family Support Act. Applicants must submit a certificate of single-parent family status and meet program requirements such as income and assets.
Young victims of jeonse fraud are eligible if they have been designated as victims of jeonse fraud in dwellings located in Seoul and are currently living alone in a monthly rental. They must submit a copy of the decision document designating them as a victim of jeonse fraud, issued before the application date.
Newlyweds without children are also newly included. Eligible applicants are newlyweds without children in which both spouses are youth age 19 to 39. As of the application date, they must reside with their spouse as indicated on the resident registration. Tenants of Youth Safe Housing (private rental) are also included. As of the application date, they must be a single-person household without a home residing in Youth Safe Housing and may apply if they meet other program requirements.
The plan also includes measures to support young adults whose entry into society was delayed by military service. For discharged soldiers, the upper age limit for applications will be eased from the current 39 to up to 42 depending on length of service. Those who served less than one year may apply up to age 40, one year or more but less than two years up to 41, and two years or more up to 42. Applicants must submit a military service certificate or a copy of the resident registration listing military service details.
Income criteria will be adjusted. The Seoul city government changed the requirement from at or below 150% of the median income to over 48% and at or below 150% of the median income. Youth at or below 48% of the median income will be supported through housing benefits and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport youth monthly rent program, and Seoul plans to provide additional support to young adults who do not receive such assistance.
Applicants must be youth age 19 to 39 without a home and registered as residents in Seoul. Based on the year of birth listed on the resident registration, those born from 1986 to 2007 are eligible. The tenant must apply directly and must live in dwellings with a rental deposit of 80 million won or less and monthly rent of 600,000 won or less.
Homeowners, those with general assets exceeding 130 million won, residents of public rental dwellings, and participants in similar support programs are excluded from eligibility. Required documents include the lease contract, proof of monthly rent payment, and a certificate of family relations, with additional documents depending on the application type.
After reviewing eligibility, the Seoul city government will announce the selection results in late July and begin paying the first round of support in sequence from late August. Detailed payment schedules will be provided in notices on the Seoul Housing Portal for each round.