Residential home for war veterans is one step closer to reality, Defence and Security Committee approves War Veterans Amendment Act
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The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security has today given its consent to the War Veterans Amendment Act. It follows from the Amendment Act that the SVK MOD will be able to provide a residential home for war veterans. Improvements in welfare services for war veterans are incorporated in the Slovak National Party (SNS) Party Manifesto. The MOD-sponsored Amendment Act was approved by the SVK Government in January 2018 and has already had its 1st reading in Parliament.
The Amendment Act determines the extent of services and the costs of accommodation and catering. It allows veterans to live in the residential home along with their spouses or unmarried dependents as partners with whom they have shared a common household. This is about providing the war veterans who have run into difficulty with accommodation with a long-term affordable place to stay. The Amendment Act counts with the possibility that the MOD will pay a share of their 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 legislation.
In case of vacancies, the residential home will also be open to ex-service personnel. To be precise, to those who receive a military pension or a military disablement pension with a minimum service period of 25 years, or 15 years and more, depending on the length of the active duty contract. The MOD is planning to refurbish a building in an already existing facility that falls under the remit of the department.
As of today, Slovakia registers 170 WWII veterans and over 7,500 contemporary veterans.
The Amendment Act determines the extent of services and the costs of accommodation and catering. It allows veterans to live in the residential home along with their spouses or unmarried dependents as partners with whom they have shared a common household. This is about providing the war veterans who have run into difficulty with accommodation with a long-term affordable place to stay. The Amendment Act counts with the possibility that the MOD will pay a share of their 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 legislation.
In case of vacancies, the residential home will also be open to ex-service personnel. To be precise, to those who receive a military pension or a military disablement pension with a minimum service period of 25 years, or 15 years and more, depending on the length of the active duty contract. The MOD is planning to refurbish a building in an already existing facility that falls under the remit of the department.
As of today, Slovakia registers 170 WWII veterans and over 7,500 contemporary veterans.
