The deadline for prospective newlyweds moving into Newlywed Hope Town to submit a certificate of family relations will be extended from one year after the recruitment notice to before move-in. The burden of having to file a marriage registration before securing a newlywed home is expected to ease.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held the second meeting of the "2026 Land and Transport Regulation Rationalization Task Force (TF)" on the 25th, chaired by Kim Ei-tak, first vice minister, and identified 14 on-site regulation improvement tasks.
The tasks include a plan to extend the deadline for prospective newlyweds in Newlywed Hope Town to submit a certificate of family relations. Under the current system, prospective newlyweds who win a spot in Newlywed Hope Town must submit the certificate of family relations within one year after the recruitment notice. Going forward, however, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) will allow submission of the certificate of family relations until before move-in. With this measure, the so-called "marriage penalty," which forced people to rush a wedding or marriage registration before securing a newlywed home, is expected to be resolved.
The scope of exceptions to the residence obligation for career soldiers serving 10 years or more will also be expanded. When a long-serving, houseless soldier must transfer residence due to a personnel reassignment, the scope of recognizing exceptions to the residence obligation will be expanded from only special supply to general supply as well. Accordingly, long-serving soldiers who received dwellings through general supply will also be able to receive the same exception to the residence obligation as soldiers under special supply when relocating due to a personnel reassignment.
Regulations on car tuning will also be eased. The threshold for weight increase recognized as minor tuning will be expanded from the current 60 kg to 120 kg. The burden of approval procedures for tuning for daily living and leisure purposes, such as installing roof-top tents, will also be reduced.
Highway toll discounts will be applied to vehicles used by people with disabilities in the form of a lease or rental for one year or more. Previously, discounts were limited to vehicles owned by the individual, but the scope will be expanded to guarantee mobility rights for people with disabilities.
Rain shelters and boiler rooms below a certain size installed in old dwellings will be excluded from floor area calculations. This measure reflects criticism that building-to-land ratio and floor area ratio regulations make it difficult to maintain and manage old dwellings.
To push regulatory reform with speed, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) will reorganize the existing "Land and Transport Regulatory Reform Committee" into the "Land and Transport Regulatory Rationalization Committee" and strengthen its regulatory improvement function. The newly launched Land and Transport Regulatory Rationalization Committee will operate with four subcommittees: national land and cities, dwellings and land, mobility and logistics, and construction and infrastructure. The number of Commissioners per subcommittee will also be increased from seven to nine to strengthen expertise in each field.
Kim Ei-tak, first vice minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), said, "In line with the new administration's stance on rationalizing regulations, we will closely analyze the necessity and effectiveness of regulations and boldly improve unreasonable regulations that restrict people's lives and the activities of corporations."