Yeongdeok-gun, Significant Expansion of Water Utility Fee Reduction Targets in 2024

National Merit Recipients, Agent Orange Victims, Persons with Disabilities, and Multi-Child Families

Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, will expand the scope of water supply fee reductions starting from the January usage billed in February next year, extending the beneficiaries from the existing basic livelihood security recipients to include national veterans, victims of defoliants, severely disabled persons, and families with three or more children.

Yeongdeok County Office.

This measure was taken to repay those who have sacrificed and contributed to the nation, to alleviate the economic burden on socially vulnerable and care-targeted groups, and also as part of policies encouraging childbirth.

Applications for the fee reduction will be accepted year-round starting January next year. Eligible individuals can submit application forms and supporting documents to their respective eup/myeon offices or the Water Management Office. Once the application is received, the fee reduction will be applied from the following month.

County Governor Kim Gwang-yeol stated, “Although the county’s finances are tight due to the government’s fiscal austerity, it is especially important during such times to strengthen the social safety net through policies for socially vulnerable groups and those who have sacrificed for the nation. I hope the water supply fee reduction benefits will serve as some form of repayment to national veterans and help reduce the economic burden on those in need.”

The Yeongdeok-gun Water Management Office has implemented a system that offers a 1% discount on water supply fees for residents who use automatic payment transfers for their bills, for the convenience of the citizens.

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