Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Samcheok to raise veterans’ allowances from 300,000 to 400,000 won
Samcheok, a city in South Korea’s Gangwon Province, will raise monthly allowances for veterans and people who served in wars from 300,000 to 400,000 won starting January 1.
The increase also applies to eligible family members of people who served.
Until now, these allowances counted as income when officials assessed eligibility for basic livelihood support.
That could cause some low-income recipients to lose benefits or receive smaller payments.
The city has changed its rules to allow the allowances to be excluded from income calculations during welfare reviews.
The change is intended to prevent recipients from being worse off because they receive a veterans’ allowance.
The city says the higher payments are meant to support veterans and their families with living costs.
Samcheok will raise monthly allowances for national veterans and war veterans from 300,000 won to 400,000 won from January 1.
The city said the increase is intended to strengthen support for veterans and their families and help stabilize their living conditions.
A revised ordinance will allow the allowances to be excluded from income calculations in welfare assessments.
The change aims to prevent low-income recipients from losing benefits or receiving lower support because they get a veterans’ allowance.
- Who
- Samcheok City and people eligible for national veterans’ and war veterans’ allowances.
- What
- The city will raise the monthly allowances from 300,000 won to 400,000 won.
- When
- From January 1, 2027.
- Where
- Samcheok, Gangwon Province, South Korea.
- Why
- To expand economic support and help prevent low-income veterans from losing welfare benefits because of their allowances.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We will ensure that low-income veterans do not suffer disadvantages to their existing welfare benefits because of veterans’ allowances, and hope the increase will help stabilize the living conditions of veterans and their families.
Samcheok announced the allowance increase and said it had revised the relevant ordinance.
The monthly allowances are scheduled to rise from 300,000 won to 400,000 won.
- Current monthly allowance
- 300,000 won
- New monthly allowance
- 400,000 won
- Effective date
- January 1, 2027
- Location
- Samcheok, Gangwon Province
- Announcement date
- October 12, 2026
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