Families of Soldiers Killed in Action (Remuneration and Rehabilitation) Law (Amendment – Updating Assistance and Benefits for a Widow) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill changes the Families of Soldiers Killed in Action (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Law in several areas: (1) adding an initial adjustment payment for a widow in the first three years of widowhood, equal to the existing monthly payment; (2) regulating widows' eligibility for assistance in buying a used car through a grant and a savings fund; (3) raising the amounts of grants for a mortgage and a housing savings fund (price update); (4) adding a monthly grant for a widow in various amounts for the care of children of different ages up to age 6; (5) expanding eligibility for assistance with fertility treatments and surrogacy also to orphans and young people who were orphaned after age 21.