Hwaseong Special City Opens Application for 2026 Military Noise Damage Compensation

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 29th that it will accept applications for '2026 Military Noise Damage Compensation' payments from next month's 5th through February 27.

Military noise damage compensation is provided to residents who are registered and actually reside in noise countermeasure areas designated and announced by the Ministry of Defense in accordance with the 'Military Noise Compensation Act.'

The 2026 application target is residents who were registered in noise countermeasure areas from January 1 to December 31, 2025, and actually resided there.

The city plans to mail guidance documents and application forms to households in noise countermeasure areas.

Through the QR code on the guidance document, applicants can submit applications online and via mobile through the Hwaseong City Military Noise Damage Compensation website or Government 24, and in-person applications are also available by submitting completed forms.

In-person applications can be made at the 2nd floor of Hwasan-dong Administrative Welfare Center, the 3rd floor of NSD Tower (1044 Gyeonggi-daero), and Yangkam-myeon Administrative Welfare Center. Unlike 2025, the East Branch Office reception has been relocated to NSD Tower.

Military noise damage compensation application forms and payment procedures can also be found on the Hwaseong City website.

Compensation will be decided through the Hwaseong City Local Noise Countermeasures Council with payment decision notices issued by the end of May and individual payments scheduled for the end of August.

Yoon Soon-seok, head of the Military Airport Response Division, said, "Military noise damage compensation is a system designed to help stabilize the lives of residents who experience daily inconveniences from military airfield noise, and we hope it provides some comfort to the residents. We ask that you check the application period and methods in advance and submit your application without omission."

Meanwhile, approximately 7.1 billion won in military noise damage compensation was paid to 31,190 recipients in Hwaseong Special City during 2025.