חוק משפחות חיילים שנספו במערכה (תגמולים ושיקום) (תיקון מס' 45), התשפ"ה–2024Families of Soldiers Killed in Combat Law (Benefits and Rehabilitation) (Amendment No. 45), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

This Law increases the package of benefits and grants given to former spouses of those who fell in Israel's campaigns and to any person who raises an orphan of such a fallen person, where that person is not a widow or widower of the deceased. First, the amount of the benefit paid for an orphan supported by a former spouse was increased from NIS 5,800 to NIS 8,500. This benefit will also be paid to another person who supports an orphan of a deceased person. Second, a one-time grant for the purchase of a vehicle in the amount of NIS 52,866 was established. Third, a monthly grant to assist with housing expenses, whether mortgage or rent, in an amount of up to NIS 2,500 per month, was established, for a period of up to three years or until the youngest of the orphans reaches the age of 21. Fourth, assistance in financing psychological treatment was established, until the youngest of the orphans reaches the age of 30. Finally, a person who supports an orphan of a deceased person was granted the right to be absent from work on the Memorial Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars and Victims of Hostile Actions. These provisions will also apply to a former spouse of a person who died as a result of a hostile act, or to a person who supports an orphan of someone who died as a result of such an act. These provisions will also apply if the date of death of the deceased was prior to the effective date of the Law, but payments under them will be made from that date onward. In addition, it was determined that the increase in the benefit for an orphan will take effect from 7 October 2023, and the difference between the amount of the benefit already paid since that date and the higher amount under the Bill will be paid retroactively to those eligible. It was also determined that the vehicle grant and the housing grant will also be paid, starting from the effective date, to a person who supported an orphan of a deceased person prior to the effective date, provided that on the effective date the orphan had not yet reached the age of 21.

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