Seoul Facilities Corporation Supports 400,000 KRW for Cremation After Exhumation at 5 Seoul Municipal Cemeteries

From the 1st of next month until the budget is exhausted... Support targets are Yongmi 1·2 Cemetery, Byeokje Cemetery, Manguri Cemetery, and Naegok-ri Cemetery

Yongmi 1 Cemetery

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Facilities Corporation will provide a fixed amount of 400,000 KRW to bereaved families who open graves and perform cremations at Seoul municipal cemeteries. The cost support targets five locations: Yongmi 1 and 2 Cemeteries, Byeokje Cemetery, Manguri Cemetery, and Naegok-ri Cemetery.

On the 29th, the Seoul Facilities Corporation announced that through this grave opening and cremation cost support, it aims to organize neglected graves and improve the surrounding environment of the cemetery areas. This measure responds to the increase in unmanaged graves within municipal cemeteries due to the aging and passing of bereaved families, nuclear family structures, and changes in funeral culture.

Seoul City will implement the program starting from the 1st of next month on a first-come, first-served basis until the budget of 200 million KRW is exhausted. Applicants without overdue grave management fees must visit the respective cemetery office to fill out and submit the grave opening report and support application form. After opening the grave, cremation must be completed within 30 days from the grave opening report date at public crematories such as Seoul Municipal Crematorium (Deogyang-gu, Goyang City) or Seoul Memorial Park (Seocho-gu, Seoul), and supporting documents must be submitted within 10 days to receive the support fund.

This support provides 400,000 KRW per grave, with a total of 500 graves expected to benefit. The allocation per municipal cemetery is 220 graves for Yongmi 1 Cemetery, 70 graves for Yongmi 2 Cemetery, 70 graves for Byeokje-ri Cemetery, 70 graves for Manguri Cemetery, and 70 graves for Naegok-ri Cemetery. The number of supported graves per cemetery may be adjusted depending on the application status.

For more details, please refer to the Seoul Municipal Crematorium website or contact each cemetery management office by phone.

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