Daejeon City and Veterans Welfare Corporation Sign Agreement to Improve Living Conditions for National Meritorious Persons

Up to 30 Million Won per Household for Major Housing Improvements Such as New Bathroom Installation

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon (right), and Shin Hyunseok, Director of the Korea Veterans Welfare and Medical Service, signed an agreement on the 27th to improve the living environment for national veterans. / Daejeon City

Daejeon City announced on the 27th that it has signed a business agreement with the Korea Veterans Welfare and Healthcare Corporation to strengthen the improvement of residential environments for national merit recipients in the Daejeon area.

According to the agreement, if Daejeon City actively identifies and recommends eligible national merit recipients, the Korea Veterans Welfare and Healthcare Corporation will carry out projects to improve their residential environments, aiming to enhance their quality of life.

Since 2009, the Korea Veterans Welfare and Healthcare Corporation has been implementing residential environment improvement projects for national merit recipients, having improved the living conditions of 203 households of national merit recipients residing in Daejeon to date.

If selected as a beneficiary of the residential environment improvement project, recipients can receive up to 30 million won per household for large-scale structural improvements such as the installation of new bathrooms, and up to 10 million won for minor facility improvements such as wallpapering and wall repairs.

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, said, "There are about 24,000 national merit recipients residing in Daejeon, and through this agreement, we will actively identify those in need of support and take the lead in promoting residential welfare for national merit recipients."

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