Electricity fee Welfare discount Application method Application required documents
KEPCO offers discounts on electricity rates to those who meet certain conditions as a welfare measure. Let’s take a look at the qualifications for receiving the electricity bill welfare discount, discount targets, specific discount amount, application method, and required documents.
Eligibility for Electricity Welfare Discount
◆ Disabled
According to the Disabled Persons Welfare Act, people with severe disabilities can receive a discount on electricity rates up to KRW 16,000 per month. Even in the summer when electricity demand is high, you can receive a discount on electricity bills of up to KRW 20,000. 한전 전기요금 복지할인 대상
◆ Disabled Person of Merit 좋은뉴스
Persons with grades 1 to 3 based on the Act on Honoring Men of National Merit and those with disabilities in grades 1 to 3 according to the May 18 Act on Honoring Men of Merit can receive a discount on electricity bills up to KRW 16,000 per month and up to KRW 20,000 in summer .
◆ Independence meritorious person
A discount of up to KRW 16,000 per month is also provided for a person of national merit or a surviving family member whose rights have been transferred, and a KRW 20,000 discount in summer.
◆ Basic livelihood recipients
Recipients of livelihood, housing, work, and education benefits can receive electricity bill discounts up to KRW 16,000 per month. However, the summer discount amount is different for livelihood and medical benefit recipients and housing and education benefit recipients.
Recipients of livelihood medical benefits can receive electricity bill discounts of up to KRW 20,000 in summer, while residential and educational benefit recipients can receive electricity bill discounts of up to KRW 12,000 in summer.
Basic livelihood recipients who use late-night electricity for residential use are given a flat rate discount, which is 31.4% for late-night (A) and 20% electricity bill discount for late-night (-).
According to the National Basic Livelihood Security Act, a 10,000 won discount is applied to the electricity bill for the next-highest class housing in the summer, and a monthly electricity bill discount of 8,000 won is given in the rest of the season except summer. For non-residential late-night electricity, 29.7% discount for late-night (A) and 18% discount for late-night (e).
◆ Households with 3 or more children
For households with 3 or more children or 3 or more grandchildren, a 30% monthly electricity bill discount is provided up to a maximum of 16,000 won.
◆ Large family
Households with 5 or more members can receive a 30% monthly electricity bill discount of up to KRW 16,000.
◆ Maternity household
Households with infants less than 3 years from the date of birth can receive electricity bill discounts of up to KRW 16,000 per month by 30% by applying discounts on electricity bills for households giving birth.
Since the target of electricity rate discount is ‘households with childbirth’, it is possible to apply after giving birth, and the electricity discount policy does not apply to pregnant women.
◆ Life support system
Users of oxygen concentrators and ventilators can receive a 30% discount on electricity bills for houses where they live.
◆ Duplicate electricity bill discount
Recipients of basic livelihood security and households with 3 or more children, households with 3 or more children, households with basic livelihood security recipients, households with childbirth, and households using life support systems can receive shared electricity bill discounts in duplicate.
How to apply
You can apply online, by fax, by mail, or in person. If you have difficulty using the Internet or fax, you can apply by calling 123 without an area code.
When applying by phone, please note that if you are using a mobile phone, you must dial the area code first and then dial 123.
If you apply over the phone to KEPCO, you can simply check whether there is overlapping discounts, and then receive electricity rates for households giving birth based on your place of residence.
You can also apply in person at a nearby community center. If you apply for a discount on electricity rates for households giving birth when you register your birth, it is convenient because you do not have to go twice. If you live in an apartment, you can apply at the management office.
Electricity rate discount application period
You can receive a discount starting from the electricity bill for the month in which the application date belongs. However, the maximum amount is calculated separately according to the number of days of use.
Required Documents
The documents required to receive the electricity rate discount are basic documents and supporting documents. In addition, additional necessary transit documents must be submitted.
As basic documents, prepare a copy of resident registration, a copy of electricity bill receipt, and a welfare discount application. Overseas Koreans and foreign households can replace the resident registration card with a domestic residence report or alien registration card.
Electricity rate discount application form.pdf
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Documentary evidence
Each entity has different types of evidence.
◆ Person of Independence Merit: Certificate of Independence Merit
◆ Award of national merit, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade: certificate of national merit
◆ 5.18 People’s merit award, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade: 5.18 Democratic Merit Certificate
◆ Disabled: Disabled Welfare Card
◆ Social Welfare Facility: Certificate of Social Welfare Facility Notification
◆ Recipients of basic living security (recipients of housing and education benefits): certificate of recipient
◆ Second upper class: Certificate of second upper class
additional documents
If your resident registration and your actual residence are different and you are requesting a reduction in electricity bill at your actual residence, you must prepare a confirmation of your actual residence.
If there is a change in residence due to moving, etc., you must apply for a change to KEPCO in order to continue receiving the discount. The next-upper class confirmation is only valid for one year from the date of application of the electricity rate discount.
Therefore, if you want to continue to receive the Jinki tax discount after one year, you must submit the next higher class confirmation again.
conclusion
If you are eligible for the electricity bill welfare discount application, please call 123 (mobile phone: area code + 123) without an area code using the phone, which is the easiest application method, and do not miss out on the electricity bill discount benefit.
In particular, in the case of maternity households, it is only applicable to infants less than 3 years old from the date of birth, so please keep in mind that it is advantageous to apply as soon as possible.