SVK MOD wants to improve the quality of life for veterans by refurbishing a building into a residential home for them
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A residential home for elderly veterans is becoming a reality. The SVK MOD will be enabled to do so thanks to the 2018 War Veterans Amendment Act, which was approved today by the Cabinet.
Commenting on the new project, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “The intention to refurbish a building into a residential home fits into the concept of care for war veterans, as put forward by the SVK MOD under the Slovak National Party (SNS) leadership. We see it as a necessity to improve the lives of the people who fought for us in WWII or who have participated in peace support operations across the world." He remarked that while this type of accommodation facility is a matter of course in many other countries, it has not existed to date in Slovakia.
The 2018 War Veterans Amendment Act lays down the extent of services and costs pertaining to accommodation and catering. It allows veterans to live in the residential home along with their spouses or unmarried dependents as partners with whom they share a common household. This is about long-term affordable accommodation for war veterans who have run into difficulty with accommodation. The Act empowers the MOD to pay a share of the cost of accommodation, provided that they are unable to do so out of their own pension. To qualify for a placement, they must meet the criteria set out in the Act.
Should there be not enough applicants from among WWII veterans, the MOD is also open to accepting ex-service personnel. To be precise, those who receive a military pension or a military disablement pension with a minimum service period of 15 years and more. The MOD plans to refurbish one of its own existing buildings and transform it into a residential home.
As of today, Slovakia registers 173 WWII veterans and over 7,500 contemporary veterans.
Commenting on the new project, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “The intention to refurbish a building into a residential home fits into the concept of care for war veterans, as put forward by the SVK MOD under the Slovak National Party (SNS) leadership. We see it as a necessity to improve the lives of the people who fought for us in WWII or who have participated in peace support operations across the world." He remarked that while this type of accommodation facility is a matter of course in many other countries, it has not existed to date in Slovakia.
The 2018 War Veterans Amendment Act lays down the extent of services and costs pertaining to accommodation and catering. It allows veterans to live in the residential home along with their spouses or unmarried dependents as partners with whom they share a common household. This is about long-term affordable accommodation for war veterans who have run into difficulty with accommodation. The Act empowers the MOD to pay a share of the cost of accommodation, provided that they are unable to do so out of their own pension. To qualify for a placement, they must meet the criteria set out in the Act.
Should there be not enough applicants from among WWII veterans, the MOD is also open to accepting ex-service personnel. To be precise, those who receive a military pension or a military disablement pension with a minimum service period of 15 years and more. The MOD plans to refurbish one of its own existing buildings and transform it into a residential home.
As of today, Slovakia registers 173 WWII veterans and over 7,500 contemporary veterans.
