Preferential treatment given to war invalids in Vietnam

According to the Ordinance on preferential treatment given to people with meritorious services to the revolution 2005 of Vietnam, preferential treatment given to war invalids includes:

- Provision of monthly benefits and monthly allowances depending on the reduction in work capability and type of war invalids;

- Provision of health insurance, treatment and recovery of health, occupational health rehabilitation and provision of aid devices and orthopedic instruments upon consideration of the disability of each person and State's capacity;

- Priority in student enrollment and job creation and provision of job in regulatory agencies or enterprises depending on the disability and level of vocational education as per law provision on labor and preferential treatment in education and training;

- Priority in allocation or lease of land, water surface, sea water surface or grant of concessional loans for production purpose, tax remission, exemption from public service duties as per law provisions and receive assistance in housing renovation depending on specific circumstance of each person and capacity of the State and local government authority.

In addition to the above-mentioned preferential regimes, the State also provides specific support for each case as follows:

- Children of war invalid who suffer at least 81% work capability reduction who are aged under or over 18 but still in school or who suffer from severe disability or disease at the early age and suffer at least 61% work capability reduction on the expiry date of the health insurance policy shall be still provided with health insurance by the State.

- The attendant of the war invalid who suffers at least 81% work capability reduction and stays at home in convalescence shall be provided with health insurance and monthly benefits by the State.

- If the war invalid dies, the person arranging funeral ceremony for such person shall receive an amount of benefit and reimbursement for funeral expenses.

- The family members of the war invalid who suffer at least 61% work capability reduction due to illness or accidents shall receive a death benefit as regulated by the Government.

- The war invalid's children shall be given student enrollment and job creation and preferential treatment in education and training.

Producing and trading establishments for war invalids and sick soldiers that are provided with the first material facilities by the State, including factories, classrooms, schools and equipment may be entitled to tax remission and may apply for concessional loans as per law provisions.

View more details at the Ordinance on preferential treatment given to people with meritorious services to the revolution 2005 of Vietnam.

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