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South Korea's LH Housing Agency Faces Debt Surge Amid Public Rental Expansion

South Korea's LH agency reported a 60.9% rise in debt per public rental unit due to construction costs outpacing government subsidies.

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Data submitted to the National Assembly by Kang Daesik of the People Power Party revealed that the debt incurred by LH for each integrated public rental household was 288 million won in 2023. [1] The Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) reported on 2025-09-03 that the debt incurred per integrated public rental unit reached 288 million won in 2025, up from 179 million won in 2021. [2] Government subsidy per household increased by 40.7% from 150 million won in 2021 to 211 million won in 2023, lagging behind construction cost increases. [3] The actual construction cost per integrated public rental household rose 61.5% from 226 million won in 2021 to 365 million won in 2023. [4] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to supply 218,000 public housing units next year, a 12% increase from 194,000 units this year. [5] LH data submitted to Kang Daesik's People Power Party parliamentary office on 2025-09-03 showed that government subsidies per unit increased by only 40.7% to 211 million won in 2025 compared to 150 million won in 2021. [6]
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  1. Data submitted to the National Assembly by Kang Daesik of the People Power Party revealed that the debt incurred by LH for each integrated public rental household was 288 million won in 2023. · 매일경제South Korea
  2. The Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) reported on 2025-09-03 that the debt incurred per integrated public rental unit reached 288 million won in 2025, up from 179 million won in 2021. · 동아일보
  3. Government subsidy per household increased by 40.7% from 150 million won in 2021 to 211 million won in 2023, lagging behind construction cost increases. · 매일경제South Korea
  4. The actual construction cost per integrated public rental household rose 61.5% from 226 million won in 2021 to 365 million won in 2023. · 매일경제South Korea
  5. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to supply 218,000 public housing units next year, a 12% increase from 194,000 units this year. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. LH data submitted to Kang Daesik's People Power Party parliamentary office on 2025-09-03 showed that government subsidies per unit increased by only 40.7% to 211 million won in 2025 compared to 150 million won in 2021. · 동아일보
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