Pyeongtaek City Provides 5.44 Billion Won in Support to Families of National Veterans

[Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 3rd that it has provided 5.44 billion won in veterans' compensation, honors, and support funds for the year to approximately 4,300 national veterans and their families.

For the first time in the nation, the city established a consolation allowance for elderly combat veterans and provided 200,000 won each in the first and second half of the year to approximately 600 combat veterans aged 85 and older. The city identified approximately 350 spouses of deceased combat veterans who had not previously applied for welfare allowances and newly distributed the payments.

In addition, the city has provided honor allowances and holiday consolation payments to national veterans and bereaved families. Combat veterans and independence activists (surviving family members) receive combat veteran allowances and condolence payments respectively, while bereaved families of deceased national veterans receive death consolation payments.

Furthermore, the city is implementing various veterans welfare policies to promote honors for national veterans, including operating veteran organizations, supporting their projects, sponsoring pilgrimage trips to battlefields, conducting repairs on war memorial facilities, and organizing various veterans ceremonies.

A city official stated, "Veterans allowances can only be provided upon application by eligible recipients, and we are promoting awareness among beneficiaries through township and administrative welfare centers and veteran organizations. We hope citizens will take great interest so that no eligible recipients miss out on support due to non-application," and added, "Going forward, Pyeongtaek City will further strengthen honors and support for national veterans."