Establishment of Legal Basis for Funeral Services Support…Enforcement in Full Swing from the 14th,
<Archive Photo> 2024.6.3/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Jang Soo-young,
, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Park Eung-jin = In the future, when financially strained or when the deceased has no one to take responsibility, the government will provide funeral services for national merit recipients who have passed away. ‘,
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, ‘To ensure stable implementation of the funeral service support project for financially struggling and no-relatives national merit recipients that has been pushed forward since 2018, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs has amended 5 laws including the National Merit Recipients Act, and announced on the 12th that the laws will be enforced based on the promulgation on the 13th starting from the 14th. ‘,
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, “As a follow-up measure to this law revision, the Ministry has established the ‘Guidelines for Funeral Services Support for National Merit Recipients and Others’ (military orders), which include specific provisions on the purpose and terminology of funeral services, support targets and contents, support procedures and methods, as well as post-management and reevaluation procedures. “,
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, ‘Those eligible for funeral service support include national merit recipients, veterans of the Korean War, special mission veterans, May 18th democratic uprising veterans, and victims of Agent Orange (eligible for benefits) who are recipients of basic livelihood support (livelihood, medical, housing, education assistance) or have no one to take responsibility. ‘,
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, ‘In these cases, funeral directors and staff, funeral goods such as burial and residence-related items, as well as funeral vehicles, will be provided. ‘,
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, ‘In the event of the death of a financially struggling national merit recipient, if the bereaved family applies to the Veterans Affairs Office in charge of their place of residence or a funeral home within the funeral period, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will provide material funeral services through a designated funeral home, and in the case of no-responsibility deceased, these services will be supported when the local government notifies the Veterans Affairs Office. ‘,
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, “In order to support the funeral services of no-relatives national merit recipients, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs recently amended the ‘Law on Funeral Services and Related Laws’ and ordinances in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and enhanced the funeral services for no-relatives national merit recipients by specifying the confirmation procedures for such individuals by local governments in accordance with the law. “,
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, ‘Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kang Jung-ae stated, “We cannot overlook the final respects, including funerals, for those who dedicated themselves to the country and are facing financial difficulties or have no relatives,” and said, “As the legal basis has been established for funeral service support and enforcement is underway, the Ministry will carefully ensure that there are no blind spots in the care of our national merit recipients in their final moments.” \n’]