We will inform you in detail about the types of disability welfare cards, issuance methods, benefits, and reissuance. In order to receive disability welfare benefits, you must first be registered as a person with a disability. The government supports people with disabilities in various ways, so make sure to take advantage of them.
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1. What is a disability welfare card?
2. Welfare card for the disabled
3. Types of Welfare Cards for Persons with Disabilities
4. How to issue welfare card for the disabled
5. Disabled Welfare Card Benefits
6. Eligibility for reissuance of welfare card for the disabled
7. How to reissue welfare card for the disabled
8. Period required for issuance of welfare card for the disabled
What is a welfare card for the disabled? 장애인복지카드
– This is a registration certificate issued to persons with disabilities and a registration certificate integrated with a credit or debit card.
– This is a card issued by the government so that people with disabilities can enjoy welfare benefits. 좋은뉴스
Welfare card for the disabled
For persons with disabilities registered pursuant to Article 32-2 of the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities Act, only one type of disability registration certificate or disability welfare card is issued according to the person’s wishes.
Types of Welfare Cards for Disabled Persons
1. Disabled registration certificate
– It is a card without credit or debit card function, and it is a registration card with name, photo, resident registration number, and degree of disability written on it.
2. Disabled Welfare Card
– Cards with credit or debit card functions.
3. Integrated Welfare Card for Disabled Persons
– This is a card that integrates the disabled highway toll discount function (high pass) with the existing disability registration card and welfare card for the disabled.
The issuance fee is KRW 4,000, and there is a separate Hi-Pass terminal for the disabled, so after purchasing the terminal, you must bring the terminal to the dong office and register your fingerprint.
However, when applying for a welfare card, you must be over 18 years of age to apply for the ‘credit card function’, and you must be over 14 years old to apply for the ‘debit card function’.
In addition, it is recommended to consult in advance at the Administrative Welfare Center in your area of residence because whether or not to issue credit cards to people with intellectual, mental, autism-related disabilities, or blind people depends on the standards of the credit card issuing institution.
How to issue welfare card for the disabled
1. Apply online
– Bokjiro homepage (www.bokjiro.go.kr) ☞ Application for civil service ☞ Issuance of welfare card for the disabled ☞ Click the next step after saving and proceed in order.
-Only the person with a disability can apply for online application as there is an official certificate verification process.
2. Offline Application
– You can visit the eup, myeon, or dong community service center based on your place of residence and apply through consultation.
– If applying online seems complicated and difficult, we recommend that you visit a nearby community center and apply.
– If the applicant does not have a public certificate, online application is not possible and must be applied offline.
– If the applicant is a foreign national, online application is not available and must be applied offline.
Disabled Welfare Card Benefits
1. Discount on vehicle periodic inspection and comprehensive inspection fee
– The regular inspection fee of KRW 15,000 ~ 25,000 and general inspection fee of KRW 45,000 ~ 61,000 are discounted as follows.
☞ Disabled people with mild disabilities: 30%
☞ Severe degree of disability: 50%
2. Electricity rate discount
– Benefits for the severely disabled
– Required documents: copy of disability welfare card, confirmation of actual residence (resident registration copy, etc.)
3. 50% discount on highway tolls
– A registered disabled person riding in one of the following vehicles registered under the name of a disabled person or a guardian listed on the resident registration card is eligible.
☞ Trucks with a maximum load capacity of 1 ton or less
☞ Vans with a capacity of less than 12 passengers
☞ Passenger car with a capacity of 7 to 10 people
☞ Passenger vehicles with an engine displacement of 2,000cc or less
4. Coastal passenger ship passenger fare discount
– One guardian accompanies a registered disabled person or a severely disabled person.
– The specific discount rate may differ depending on each shipping company and individual transport conditions.
☞ People with mild disabilities: 20% discount on domestic coastal passenger ship fares
☞ Disabled people with severe disabilities (including 1 guardian): 50% discount on domestic coastal passenger ship fares
5. Airfare Discount
– 50% discount on Korean Air (Class 1-4) and Asiana Airlines domestic flights
– Korean Air (Grade 5~6) 30% discount on domestic flights
For your information, for disabled people with grades 1-3, a discount including one accompanying guardian is applied.
6. TV license fee exemption
– This is for people with visual or hearing impairments.
– Benefits are given only to seaplanes installed in residential houses.
– TV receivers installed for the disabled entering social welfare facilities are also included in the target of support.
7. Urban rail fare reduction
– All registered persons with disabilities are included, and 100% exemption for urban railways (subway, train).
8. Telecommunication fee reduction
– Registered disabled people, welfare facilities for the disabled, and welfare organizations for the disabled are eligible for benefits.
– 30% reduction in monthly high-speed Internet usage fee
– 114 guide fee exemption
– Internet phone: 50% reduction in monthly call charges
– Long-distance calls: 50% reduction in monthly call charges up to KRW 30,000 per month
– Local calls: 50% reduction in monthly call charges
9. Rail fare reduction
– Everyone with disabilities can receive benefits.
– 50% discount on KTX, Saemaeul, Mugunghwa, and commuter trains for registered disabled persons accompanied by a severely disabled person (grades 1-3).
– 30% discount on KTX and Saemaul trains and 50% discount on Mugunghwa and commuter trains for registered disabled people with grades 4-6.
10. Reduction of parking fees in public parking lots
– Applies to self-driving vehicles for the disabled and vehicles in which the disabled ride, and may vary by each local government, but in most cases, a 50% discount is applied.
11. Discounts on fees for palaces, tombs, national and public museums and art galleries, national and public parks, national and public performance halls, and public sports facilities
– Applies to registered disabled persons and one guardian accompanying persons with disabilities of grades 1-3.
– Admission to the palace, tomb, national and public museums and art galleries, and national and national parks is free.
– 50% discount on fees for national and public performance halls (excluding public performances) and public sports facilities.
Reissuance of Welfare Card for Disabled Persons
1. It is possible if you have lost or damaged your disability registration card, etc.
2. If you want to add or change the function of a credit or debit card on your disability registration card, it is possible.
3. It is possible if the degree of disability has changed. (both up and down)
4. It is possible if the validity period of the disability registration card, etc. has expired.
5. Others are possible if the head of a mayor, county or district recognizes the need to reissue a disability registration certificate.
How to reissue welfare card for the disabled
1. Access the Bokjiro website (www.bokjiro.go.kr).
2. Consent to the use of personal information and perform accreditation.
3. Select Disabled Welfare Card in Civil Service Application.
4. Enter application information.
5. Confirm application information and click Payment.
6. Click Complete Application & Submit.
7. Check the progress and you are done.
You can think of it as almost the same as the application method (issuance method) of the disabled welfare card.
Disability welfare card issuance period
1. Disabled Registration Card
– It takes about 10 days, excluding public holidays. (About 2 weeks)
2. Welfare card for the disabled (including credit/debit function)
– It takes about 15 days, excluding public holidays. (about 3 weeks)
Thank you for reading until the end, and I would like to say hello to those who need information regarding the disabled welfare card, in the hope that my information has been of some help.