!!!Kriegsopferversorgung

War Victims' Benefits:  Austrian citizens who suffered physical 
handicaps during the two World Wars ( war victims) or during the time 
of Allied occupation (1945-55), are entitled to compensation payments 
under the War Victims'Benefits Act (KOVG 1957). Personal injuries in 
connection with the new Austrian Federal Army, on the other hand, are 
not covered by the KOVG but by the Army Benefits Act 
(Heeresversorgungsgesetz - HVG).

\\
Benefits under the KOVG comprise a base pension, the amount of which 
depends on the severity of the disability, i.e. the reduction of the 
recipient's earning power, income-dependent supplementary allowances 
and other benefits. Dependants of deceased persons with severe 
handicaps are eligible for dependants' pensions or allowances. As of 
July 1, 1997, a total of 85,038 pensions or benefits were paid under 
the KOVG to handicapped persons or their dependants.

!Literature
60 Jahre Kriegsopferversorgung in Oesterreich, published 
by the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, 1979; T. Tomandl, Grundriss 
Sozialrecht, %%sup 4/%1989.


%%language
[Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Kriegsopferversorgung|class='wikipage austrian']
%%

[{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}]
[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]