With some permanently disabled veterans not seeing an increase in assistance payments from the state in decades, Senator Diane Allen (R- Burlington) today praised the Military and Veteran’s Affairs Committee’s passage of a bill (S-390, formerly S-1289) that would increase the annual payments by 60 percent.
“The annual assistance amounts for blind and paralyzed veterans have not been increased since 1971 and 1981, respectively,” said Senator Allen. “In a state with one of the highest costs of living in America, $750 just does not get you very far. My legislation offers a substantial increase in the help we provide to those who have paid a steep price in service to our country.”
Under current law, blind, paraplegic, and hemiplegic veterans receive $750 annually from the State of New Jersey, in addition to standard disability payments and programs available to the general public. Allen’s bill would, if signed into law, increase these payments to $1,200.
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