חוק הנכים (תגמולים ושיקום) (תיקון מס' 32), התשפ"ג-2023Disabled Persons (Benefits and Rehabilitation) Law (Amendment No. 32), 2023 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law concerns the entrenchment and expansion of the rights of IDF disabled veterans. The Law entrenches various entitlements in the field of housing and establishes an advisory committee, in accordance with whose recommendation a compensation officer is authorized to approve housing assistance not according to the regular rules. In the field of mobility – the entitlement to assistance in purchasing a medical vehicle and replacing it every three and a half years was entrenched. If auxiliary accessories were installed in the vehicle whose value exceeds 50% of the vehicle's cost, the vehicle will be replaced every five years. Assistance will be given in accordance with the amounts specified in the Law. The entitlement to a state-owned medical vehicle was also entrenched and was expanded to all disabled persons with a special disability rating. To prevent erosion of the amounts, they were linked to the new vehicles index. In addition, the entitlement to mobility payments was entrenched and linked to the fuel and oils index for vehicles. Additional entitlements in the field of mobility were also entrenched, including: assistance in funding annual insurance fees, assistance in funding the licensing fee, funding of vehicle auxiliary accessories, and assistance in funding driving lessons and driving tests. Under the Law, an exceptions committee for mobility was also established. Regarding subsistence compensation paid to disabled persons – a permanent provision was added to the Law concerning lenient income tests with respect to income from work. Income that is not from work or from an occupation will not be taken into account at all. An automatic update mechanism was established for compensation payments twice a year according to the semi-annual average of the average monthly wage index for an employee position across all public services. This mechanism was also applied to compensation paid under the Families of Soldiers Killed in Action Law. Additional amendments concern the deduction of overpaid payments, the manner of payment of compensation, additional entitlements paid late, and the definition of post-traumatic disorder. As part of the Law, the Compensation for Victims of Hostile Acts Law was also amended, and various provisions from the Disabled Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Law were applied to it.

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