H is a 49-year-old single mother living in South Korea. She lives with her 5-year-old daughter in a 1-bedroom house. They own the house and have been living here for 20 years. They like their house because it provides a clean air environment, but it isn’t properly insulated against cold weather. The family doesn’t have enough money to move but their dream is to buy a new house.

H is a 49-year-old single mother living in South Korea. She lives with her disabled daughter, T, who is 5 years old. H is unemployed, but receives welfare payments. H has lived in her current home for 20 years; the location provides clean air, which she appreciates, but cold weather is a problem. She lives here because she does not have the money to live anywhere else. The home has electricity, safe drinking water, and an indoor toilet. She purchases all her food supplies which cost her 70% of her income. In the kitchen, she uses propane for cooking. H’s last vacation was several years ago, and it lasted for one week. She has travelled as far as Saigon, Vietnam. She isn’t saving money and has no plans to purchase anything, but her dream is to own a large house.