Question 9379 — veterans and victims of war

Summary

The combatant's card is awarded to all people (military or civilian) who prove they are veterans. It gives access to a certain number of rights granted by the national office for veterans and victims of war, in particular the combatant's pension. The Government is acting in favor of veterans. In the interest of fairness, the Government has planned to include in the draft law finances for 2019 the benefit of the fighter's card and the advantages relating to French soldiers present in Algeria between July 2, 1962 and July 1, 1964, that is to say after the Evian agreements, in order to recognize the violence which continued after the proclamation of Algerian independence. Several tens of thousands of young French soldiers were in fact deployed in Algeria during this period. Regarding access to public transport, war veterans and pensioners already benefit from special recognition from the State for their mobility, with reductions granted to them for their train travel when they are disabled. Veterans, holders of a disability card (or a mobility-integration card since January 1, 2017), are therefore entitled to a reduction of 50% when their disability rate is between 25 and 45% and of 75% when their disability rate is greater than or equal to 50%. The financial burden of these social reductions is borne by the State on national trains as well as on regional trains. Under these conditions, the extension of this price advantage to all holders of a combatant card (more than a million people in France) would represent a cost that the State cannot bear. With regard to urban transport networks placed under the responsibility of local authorities, free transport is sometimes granted to veterans. However, with a view to generalizing this practice, Law No. 82-1153 of December 30, 1982 on the orientation of internal transport (known as “LOTI”) provides that the organizing authorities in charge of these networks freely define their pricing policy. It would therefore be contradictory to require these authorities to grant free access to this or that category of users. The law relating to solidarity and urban renewal of December 13, 2000, however, provided for a general measure linked to the income of people who, when they are beneficiaries of complementary universal health coverage, must be able to access health benefits. transport at a reduced rate of at least 50%. These provisions are now codified in article L. 1113-1 of the transport code. Thus, like any person in this situation, a veteran with low resources can benefit from social pricing in urban transport networks.

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