Jeonnam Province Establishes 'War Participation Honor Allowance'... Payments Begin This Month

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeollanam-do announced on the 11th that it will establish and provide the ‘Jeollanam-do Veterans Honor Allowance’ this year to honor and recognize veterans who have devoted themselves to the country.

The Veterans Honor Allowance targets approximately 12,000 veterans of the Korean War and the Vietnam War who are registered residents within the province.

Veterans wishing to receive support can apply year-round at their local eup/myeon/dong community service centers. After a qualification verification process, the allowance of 20,000 KRW per month will be provided separately from the veterans’ honor allowances currently paid by each city and county.

Applicants after January can also receive retroactive payments starting from the January allowance.

To support the Veterans Honor Allowance, the province revised the ‘Jeollanam-do Veterans Honor and Support Ordinance’ last year.

Through this, restrictions on age and residency period among the veterans’ honor and support recipients were removed, and provisions excluding recipients of veterans’ benefits were deleted, significantly expanding the eligibility.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeollanam-do, said, “We expanded the eligible recipients through the ordinance revision to honor veterans,” adding, “We will do our best to improve the welfare and recognition of national veterans to repay their dedication to the country.”

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