Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday signed an amendment that will increase the eligibility of disabled IDF veterans to receive support for partial loss of the ability to work, the Defense Ministry said.
Approved in coordination with Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, the amendment will allow compensation to be paid without the need to submit of additional documentation and according to the Defense Ministry, this will ease the bureaucratic process.
The amendment will also regulate the compensation received by disabled IDF veterans working part-time.
Any disabled veteran, employed or unemployed, will be entitled to compensation without the need for additional proof, as long as they have the approval of the relevant authorities.
Gantz’s approval is the latest step in the “One Soul” reform, which was created as a solution to modernize the services the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Division offers to IDF veterans who suffer from post-war trauma.
“We are carrying on with the implementation of the reform,” Gantz said.
“The approved amendment will aid disabled IDF veterans who want to work in part-time jobs and simultaneously receive the support that will give them the best chance for rehabilitation,” Gantz added.
Recent steps taken to assist the rehabilitation of disabled veterans have been coming thick and fast since the reform was approved in May.
Last week, the Rehabilitation Division’s hotline, which provides support and resources to disabled veterans began operating 24/7 and in August, disabled veterans who are studying in university received a NIS 3,000 grant from the Defense Ministry.