From a 70,000 Won Increase in Veterans' Allowances to Funeral Support... Mapo-gu Significantly Expands Veterans' Policies

Veterans Allowance Raised from 60,000 to 70,000 Won, Now Extended to Veterans' Compensation Beneficiaries
New Funeral Service for National Veterans and Welfare Allowance for Spouses of War Veterans Introduced

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su) will significantly expand its veterans' policies in 2025 to strengthen the respect and support for veterans.

First, the monthly veterans' allowance has been increased from 60,000 won to 70,000 won, considering inflation and the living conditions of national veterans.

Additionally, the scope of recipients has been broadened to include veterans' compensation beneficiaries who were previously excluded from the allowance, such as disaster-injured public officials, disaster-deceased public officials, disaster-injured military personnel, and disaster-deceased military personnel.

The consolation money given during holidays has also been raised from 30,000 won to 50,000 won to help veterans spend warmer holidays.

New policies introduced this year are also notable. Mapo-gu has launched the 'National Veterans Funeral Service' to honor national veterans who have devoted and sacrificed for the country until the end of their lives, providing support for funeral procedures upon their death.

Support items include funeral supplies, dispatch of funeral assistants, condolence wreaths, and Mapo-gu condolence flags.

A welfare allowance for spouses of deceased war veterans has also been newly established. Although the contributions of war veterans were recognized, their veterans' status ended upon death, and spouses received little support, causing fairness issues compared to other veterans' qualifications.

In response, Mapo-gu plans to help spouses of war veterans live stable lives in old age through this new allowance.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, "It is only natural to strengthen the respect for national veterans who made the Republic of Korea what it is today," adding, "Mapo-gu will continue to promote a culture of veterans so that the sacrifices and efforts of national veterans are not forgotten and younger generations can feel the value of veterans in their daily lives."

Furthermore, Mapo-gu annually holds events such as the 'Patriotic Veterans Appreciation Festival,' the 6.25 War Veterans Consolation Event, and the August 15 Independence Patriots Consolation Event to honor national veterans.

Recently, Mapo-gu has accelerated practical welfare by implementing the 'Veterans Table' project, which prioritizes national veterans as recipients of 'Hyodobapsang,' Mapo-gu's representative senior welfare program.

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