Residents Affected by Noise from Seongnam Airfield to Receive 30,000 KRW Monthly Compensation... Applications Accepted Until the 28th of Next Month

Seongnam City Hall Panorama

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will accept applications for compensation payments from residents in the noise countermeasure areas of Seongnam Airfield until the 28th of next month.

The applicants are residents who lived from January 1 to December 31 of last year in the noise countermeasure areas designated and announced by the Ministry of National Defense, including Siheung-dong, Sasong-dong, Sinchon-dong, Oya-dong, and Simgok-dong in Sujeong-gu. Residents who were eligible for compensation last year but did not apply can also apply.

The compensation amount is determined differentially according to the degree of noise damage (types 1 to 3). Residents living in the Seongnam Airfield noise countermeasure area classified as type 3 receive 30,000 KRW per person per month. However, the amount may be reduced depending on the time of moving in, workplace, or place of employment.

Applicants wishing to apply should submit the compensation application form (available on the city website → News), a copy of the applicant’s bankbook, and a copy of their ID card directly to the Environmental Policy Division on the 5th floor of Seongnam City Hall, or send them by registered mail or email to the person in charge (hotellee81@korea.kr).

One family member can submit the applications written by each household member on behalf of the family.

The compensation will be paid into the applicant’s bank account after review by the Seongnam City Noise Countermeasure Deliberation Committee on August 31. Those who fail to apply within the deadline can apply retroactively within five years. Applications are accepted annually on a yearly basis, and this year’s noise damage resident applications will be processed in January to February next year.

Compensation payments to residents in the Seongnam Airfield noise countermeasure area were made for the first time last year under the "Act on Prevention of Noise and Compensation for Damage from Military Airfields and Military Shooting Ranges," with 1,194 people receiving a total of 260 million KRW.

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