I. Central Government

1. Disability Allowance
A. Eligibility The eligibility of this allowance is as follows: 1) This allowance is given only to the disabled persons who are beneficiaries on National Basic Living Security Act. 2) Severely disabled persons are regarded as grade one and two. But, those who are grade three disability with developmental disability, mental retardation, autism and multi-handicap are considered as severely disabled persons. 3) Disabled persons who are from the third to the sixth disability degree are regarded as light disabled persons. B. Benefits The benefits from this program are as follows: 1) In monthly 60,000won for a severe disabled person. 2) In monthly 20,000won for a light disabled person. C. Grant Date The grant date is 20th of every month. D. Term of Grant Term of grant is from the very day when grant of disability allowance was decided to the very day when it was decided that no allowance would be granted any more. E. Way to Grant The allowance is deposited by cash in a account which disabled person open with a bank account or post office bank account for receiving welfare allowance.

2. Care allowance for the Disabled Child
A. The Eligibility of care allowance is as follows: Guardians of under 18 years of age disabled children on the first degree Home-based service are beneficiaries on National Basic Living Security. If such disabled children are in high school or other various schools, allowance would be granted until they become under 20 years of age. B. Benefit is as follows: In monthly 50,000won for a child. Grant date, Term of Grant, and Way to Grant are same as Disability Allowance.

3. Education Expenditure for Disabled Children or for Children one of Whose Parent is a Disabled Person.
A. The Eligibility of education expenditure is as follows: 1) Middle or high school disabled students from the first to the third disability degree of low-income family which is based on basic cost of living. 2) Middle or high school student one of whose parent is disabled person from the first to the third disability degree of low-income family as above. 3) Standard for low-income family who can receive education expenditure. (Monthly income of every month in 2005) is as follows: one of family earns 521,906won and less. two of family earn 869,055won and less. three of family earn 1,180,308won and less. four of family earn 1,477,232won and less. five of family earn 1,693,794won and less. six of family earn 1,921,140won and less. If whole members of family are over seven, 217,346won per one person to monthly income of family of six is added. B. Assistance is as follows: 1) The total amount of high school entrance fee and tuition fee. 2) 100,000won as price of text books used in high school(once in every year). 3) 28,000won as fee of supportive text book used in middle school(once in every year). 4) 40,000won as school supplies for middle and high school students(once in every year).

4. Loans of Independent Living Funds for Disabled Persons
A. The Eligibility of Loan is as follows: - a disabled householder or a disabled spouse of householder in low-income family. Those, However, who are beneficiaries on National Basic Living Security Act or in such low-income family who can receive education expenditure cannot apply for the loan of independent living funds because they can be granted fund for operating business under National Basic Living Security Act. B. Loan is maximum 15,000,000won a family, and its interest 4% per year. If the amount of fund is over 12,000,000won, the applicant shall offer some materials as a security deposit. C. Way to Repay - Applicant shall repay in five years installments.

5. The assistance for Disabled Persons in LPG Gas Tax
A. The Eligibility of assistance is as follows 1) The owner of a car who are disabled persons 2) The family who live in the same house together with a disabled person. B. Assistance - The applicant can be supported amount reduced from a part of tax imposed on a LPG Gas. Assistance is maximum 250 liter of LPG Gas a month, which is about 60,000 won a month.

6. Disability Sign of the Car
A. The Eligibility of Consumer tax exemption of the Car is under the name of a disabled person, or registered with his/her family. B. Only the car which adheres the sign can use the disabled parking lot or be deducted charge of public parking lot fee.

7. Medical Aid
A. The Eligibility of medical aid is as follows: - severely disabled persons who are beneficiaries on Medical Service Act. Only disabled persons can receive medical aid and their family are excluded. B. Benefits 1) Being treated in first medical service organization : The disabled can be supported 750won out of 1,000won which he/she shall pay himself/herself. 2) Being treated in second or third medical service organization, or national tubercle hospital : The disabled can be pay 15% out of treatment bill, which he/she shall pay himself/herself. 3) Purchasing prosthetics and orthoptic devices which medical aid is applied : The disabled can be paid 15% out of cost in standard price by equipments, which he/she shall pay himself/herself.

8. Provision Auxiliary and Rehabilitation Equipments for Free of charge
A. The eligibility of provision - Legally disabled persons who are beneficiaries on National Basic Living Security Act or in such low-income family who can receive education expenditure. B. Assistance - e. g.) Person with visually impairment - remote control on warning system, talking clock. Hearing-impaired and/or speech-impaired individuals - paging devices.

9. Prosthetics and Orthoptic Devices
A. The eligibility is Legally disabled persons. B. Assistance 1) Subjects of health insurance are assisted 80% by of cost within standard price to buy devices which are applied. 2) Recipients of medical aid are assisted by maximum 100% of cost within standard price to buy devices which are applied. e. g.) 3) Persons with visual impairment - visual aids, white cane and so on. 4) Hearing-impaired and/or speech-impaired individuals - hearing aids, artificial larynx and so on. 5) Person with physical Disability - crutches, artificial limb, wheelchair and so on.

10. Transportation(railroad, metropolitan rapid transport, metropolitan subway) fare reduction and exemption program.
A. The eligibility of this service is for the Legally disabled, a guardian going with severely disabled person who is over the third disability degree. B. Assistance 1) Railroad fare is 50% discount. 2) Metropolitan subway fare is free of charge.

11. Special consumer tax and educational tax exemption on a car for the disabled.
A. The eligibility is a car under the name of a disabled person who is from the first to the third disability degree, or registered himself/herself with family living with him/her.

12. Obligation to Employ Disabled Persons
Obligatory employment quota system : National and local governments shall employ disabled persons up to not less than 2% of the full strength of public officials belonging thereto. Also, any private entities which employ not less than 50 full-time workers shall employ the disabled persons within the scope of 2% of total number of workers. If any private company which employs more than 300 workers should hire disabled persons no less than 2%, the company should pay penalty about 80% of minimum wage of labor per a disabled person.

13. Other Deduction and exemption
1) Deduction of 1 million won per one disabled person in every year from income tax. 2) Deduction of 5 million won when his/her inherited age subtracted from 75-year-old from succession tax on the disabled. 3) Exemption from donation tax on the disabled until 5 billion won. 4) Exemption from import duties on goods for the disabled applied by Custom Act or treatment devices for the disabled used in rehabilitation hospital.

II. Program of Local-government

1. Car tax exemption
A. Eligibility - A car, of which engine is displacement 2,000cc or less, that is under the name of disabled person who is from the first to the third disability degree( in case of person with visual impairment, the forth disability degree also can be included) or registered himself/herself with family living with him/her. B. Benefits - Exemption from registration tax, acquisition tax and private auto tax of a car for the disabled.

2. Deduction from public parking lot fee
A. Eligibility - A car driven or ridden by the disabled. B. Benefits - Deduction 50% from using fee. (It is able to change by local governments) B. Benefits - Exemption from registration tax, acquisition tax and private auto tax of a car for the disabled.

3. Door-to-Door Paratransit Service Center
A. Those who are grade one to two degree of disabled persons and who are grade one to four visually impaired persons can use special tax service. B. Assistance The fare is about 30% of regular tax fare and it serves disabled persons who are going to work, school, hospital and daily activities, etc.

III. Others

1. Public Facilities Using Fee
A. Eligibility - Legally disabled persons and their guardians going with severely disabled persons who are from the first to the third disability degree. B. Benefits They can visit, with out any charge, ancient palaces, national museum, national art gallery, national park. They can also visit, with 50% discount, national performance theater and public sports activity facilities.

2. Assistance for cochlear implant operation of the deaf children.
A. Eligibility - Hearing impaired children in low-income family whose audition could be recovered by operation. B. Assistance - Free of charge on the beneficiary of social security benefit from the government.

3. Conduct of the Sign Language Interpretation Center
A. Eligibility - Hearing-impaired and/or speech-impaired individuals B. Assistance 1) Sign Language interpretation when the disabled visit government and public offices, law offices, or medical organizations. 2) Sign Language education for general public. 3) Counseling about matters on hearing-impaired and/or speech-impaired individuals.

4. Discount on Electronic Fee
A. Eligibility - Severely disabled persons who are from the first to the third disability degree. B. Benefits - 20% discount on electronic fee

5. Discount on Telephone Charge
A. Eligibility 1) One telephone registered in the name of the disabled. 2) Two telephones installed in organizations for the disabled, social service agencies, or educational institutions for the disabled. 3) In case of facilities or schools for hearing-impaired and/or speech-impaired individuals, they can add one facsimile telephone. B. Benefits 1) Local call in city area : 50% discount 2) Long distance call : 50% discount within 30,000won in a month 3) Mobile phone : 30% discount within 10,000won in a month 4) Exemption from 114(Telephone number guidance service) using fee.

6. Discount on Mobile Communication Charge
A. Eligibility - Legally disabled persons - Organizations for the disabled B. Benefits - Mobile phone : Exemption from new entrance fee, 35% discount on basic charge and domestic call, Exemption from rental fee of electric wave.

7. Discount on Internet via Broadband Using Charge
A. Eligibility - Legally disabled persons B. Benefits - 30~40% discount on basic information using charge (It can be different by internet providers).

8. Exemption from TV Receiving Fee
A. Eligibility - Visually impaired and/or hearing-impaired individuals from the first to the second degree. B. Benefits - Exemption from whole TV receiving fee (In case of family of which member is visually impaired and/or hearing-impaired individual, only TV installed in house for dwelling can be permitted.)

10. Fee on Coastwise Ship
A. Eligibility 1) Legally disabled persons 2) A guardian going with severely disabled person who is the first degree. B. Benefits 1) Disabled persons from the first to the third degree and A guardian going with a severely disabled person who is the first degree : 50% discount 2) Disabled persons from the forth to the sixth degree : 20% discount

11. Toll of a Car for the Disabled
A. Eligibility - A car which adheres the sign for the disabled and be ridden by the legally disabled. B. Benefits 1) 50% discount on express highway toll 2) The disabled shall exhibit discount card to tollhouse. Discount card can be issued by the government.