Housing Subscription (Cheongyak) Priority Score Calculator

Calculates the 84-point priority score used for general-supply National Housing / private housing subscription applications in Korea: years without owning a home, number of dependents, and subscription account join period. Every date field is measured against today, so the result stays correct no matter when you check it.

1. Years without owning a home (up to 32 pts)

If you've never owned a home, enter your birth date. If you sold or transferred your last home, enter that disposal date. Scoring only starts once you're both age 30+ (or married, if earlier) and homeless.

2. Number of dependents (up to 35 pts)

Count household members registered on your resident registration who don't own a home themselves (spouse, and direct-line relatives who have lived with you for 3+ years, per current rules). 0 dependents still scores 5 points as the applicant's own base score.

3. Subscription account join period (up to 17 pts)

Enter your birth date, homeless-since date, dependents, and account join date to calculate your score.

About Korea's housing subscription (cheongyak) scoring system

Korea's new apartment allocation system (청약, cheongyak) awards priority for popular new housing developments based on a point system out of 84, rather than a simple lottery or first-come basis — applicants with higher scores get priority access when demand exceeds available units. This tool calculates your score across the three components the system weighs: how long you've been without a home, how many dependents you support, and how long you've held a subscription savings account.

How the three score components are calculated

The no-homeownership period score (up to 32 points) is calculated from whichever is later — the date you turned 30 (or your marriage registration date, if married before 30) or the date you became homeless — through today, since scoring is based on continuous homeless status starting from that reference point. The dependent count score (up to 35 points) is a stepped scale starting at 5 points for zero dependents and rising with each additional dependent up to 6 or more. The subscription account period score (up to 17 points) is a stepped scale based on how many years the account has been held, from under 6 months up to 15+ years — all three are summed for your total score out of 84.

Frequently asked questions

Why does the no-homeownership period start from age 30, not from birth?
The scoring system specifically measures adult homeless status, using age 30 (or earlier marriage) as the reference starting point since that's treated as the general point someone would typically be expected to have established independent housing status — homeless time before that age isn't counted toward this component.
Why do more dependents result in a higher score?
The dependent count component reflects a policy priority toward supporting larger households in securing stable housing, since a family with more dependents generally has a more pressing housing size and stability need than a single applicant or couple.
Is an 84-point score alone enough to guarantee getting an apartment?
No — your score determines your relative priority ranking among applicants for a specific development, but whether you actually receive an allocation still depends on how many units are available, how many other applicants applied, and their scores, plus program-specific eligibility rules that go beyond just the point score itself.