People from areas so designated who had lived in their own houses and had their legal domicile there, and now wanted to relocate, would still be allowed to apply for permanent housing in the lowlands, though they could not receive all the benefits that residents of "restricted areas" would.
居住該區且擁有自宅與戶籍的民眾，也可以申請山下的永久屋，但不得享有特定區域居民的搬遷費、購屋自備款等補助。