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friendly economic time. Today (the 5th) I will also be with reporter Kim Hye-min. Hello, reporter Kim. Now the Tokyo Olympics are in full swing. There are a lot of athletes who have won medals now, and because of their hard work, there will be benefits. So, I think there is a lot of interest in what the benefits are. Please tidy up a bit.
<Reporter>
Yes, there are quite a few benefits from the government for athletes who have won medals and promoted national prestige.
There are bounties and pensions. First of all, players who win gold medals receive 63 million won as a reward, and they also receive an annuity, which is either 1 million won per month or 67.2 million won in a lump sum. can be.
Silver and bronze medals are also less than gold medals, but they receive bounties and pensions.
So if you win multiple medals like archers or fencers, can you get duplicates?
In fact, pensions were paid in duplicate in the past, but now the upper limit is limited to 1 million won per month, and you can receive additional rewards for each pension point.
In addition to this, male athletes who win medals are given exemption from military service, and there are organizations, teams, and sponsors to which each athlete belongs. Here, you can receive another prize money.
<Anchor>
Yes, that's right. But these days, recently, you can even get the right to sell an apartment.
<Reporter>
Yes, real estate prices have risen a lot in the past few years, and the competition rate for subscriptions has also soared.
So this controversy is being raised by some.
First, let's take a look at the medal winners and how they receive the apartment sale benefits.
Those who placed 3rd or higher in the Olympic Games, the International Skills Olympic Games, and the World Championships may be eligible for special national housing supply according to the Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
National housing refers to apartments built under the initiative of the government or local governments. In principle, a special supply is provided so that one household can receive one house within 10% of the total construction volume. You may receive a special supply.
This benefit has been in effect since the early 1980s, when the decision was made to host the 1988 Olympics.
<Anchor>
Reporter Kim, then, if you win a medal at the Olympics, will you be able to receive special supplies from apartments that are sold by the public?
<Reporter>
You might think so, but it's not necessarily the case.
There are many people who qualify by winning medals, but it is because the competition rate is huge to win.
Not only medalists are included in this other quantity, but there are 28 subjects including national merit, the disabled, North Korean defectors, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) workers.
All of these subjects must be allocated within 10% of the total volume, and only with the approval of the Mayor/Do Governor, this range can be slightly expanded.
In the past five years, there have been around 23,000 special units for general sale, of which only 39 were assigned to medalists and craftsmen.
In percentage terms, this is only 0.16%.
<Anchor>
Yes, so the range of people who can receive special supply is very wide.
<Reporter>
Yes, that's right.
<Anchor>
And the ratio is very small, but at this ratio, there are times when there is no stock at all.
<Reporter>
Yes, depending on the complex, there are times when there is no allocation at all.
In the pre-registration that started recently, only 4 households out of 351 households with special supply were allocated.
It is about 0.1% of the total, and in the Wirye New Town public sale that was recruited in November last year, 216 households were allocated with other special supplies, but there was not a single household with excellent players. Even in the complex, there was no amount allocated to this excellent player.
The competition rate is also the competitive rate, but there are also qualifications that you must have.
The applicant must be a homeless person without a home, and only apartments with a sale price of 900 million won or less are eligible for special supply.
In summary, even after winning a medal, only players with certain qualifications must overcome the fierce competition to receive the apartment sale right.
Although this system itself may be criticized for being outdated or against the values of fairness, it can be seen that the benefits to medalists are limited to very few.