Yangcheon-gu to Provide Filial Allowance (200,000 KRW per Year) to 80 Seniors Aged 100 and Above

Support of 200,000 KRW Once a Year for Filial Piety Allowance to Parents Aged 100 or Older Living in Yangcheon-gu with Same Household Registration... Promoting Respect for the Elderly in the Era of 100 Years, Oldest Resident is a 114-Year-Old Senior Living in Sinjeong 6-dong... Since the Enactment of the Filial Piety Encouragement Ordinance in 2011, a Total of 23.3 Million KRW Paid to 233 People Over 12 Years from 2012

Lee Gi-jae, Yangcheon District Mayor, visiting a senior center to greet the elderly on the Lunar New Year holiday

Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced that it is encouraging the spread of filial piety culture in the local community by providing a filial allowance to households supporting parents aged 100 or older as the ultra-aged society era begins.

The Yangcheon-gu filial allowance is 200,000 KRW per household and is paid once a year. Eligible recipients are household heads or family representatives who actually reside in Yangcheon-gu, are registered in the same household with parents aged 100 or older, and live together. Those who do not live together due to admission to facilities or are not registered at the same address on the resident registration are excluded.

The allowance application only needs to be made in the first year the parent turns 100 (for this year, those born in 1924), and thereafter, the district office verifies cohabitation and any changes and pays the allowance without a separate application. New centenarians should apply at the local community service center by the 20th of the month of their birthday according to the resident registration, and after administrative network and on-site verification, the allowance will be paid the following month.

A district official stated, “As of now, there are 57 elderly people aged 100 or older in Yangcheon-gu, and 23 who will turn 100, making a total of 80. Among them, the oldest is a 114-year-old (born in 1910) resident of Sinjeong 6-dong.”

Additionally, since the first enactment of the “Ordinance on Encouragement and Support of Filial Piety in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul” in May 2011, the district has paid filial allowances totaling over 46 million KRW to 233 people over about 12 years from 2012 to 2023.

Meanwhile, to alleviate the loneliness experienced by the elderly and improve negative perceptions of aging, the district newly promoted a longevity birthday party last September. The target recipients were elderly people in need of care using the Seo Seoul Senior Welfare Center located in Sinwol-dong, and birthday parties were held for a total of 10 people celebrating their 80th and 90th birthdays.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “In the era of 100 years, we will create a beautiful atmosphere of filial piety and respect by treating and honoring the elderly as if they were our own parents,” and added, “We will continue to prepare various support projects for the elderly to ensure a happy life for the long-lived seniors who have overcome 100 years of hardships.”

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