Israeli Lone Soldier Rights

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Problem

A recognized lone soldier (chayal boded) gets a supplemental package on top of regular service pay: a monthly grant, rent and utility help during service, funded flights home, extra leave, and up to ₪12,000 of rent assistance in the first year after discharge. The rules are split across IDF Order 35.0808, the IDF and hachvana.mod.gov.il benefit pages, Kol Zchut and the diaspora organizations. People often miss that recognition gates the package, miss first-year deadlines, or let service-only benefits lapse at discharge. This skill maps recognition, the active-duty layer, the post-discharge layer (distinct from the regular discharged-soldier package) and NGO routing.

Instructions

Step 1: Who Qualifies as a Lone Soldier (Chayal Boded)

Source quote (kolzchut): "חייל בודד הוא חייל בשירות חובה שאין לו בארץ תמיכה הורית במהלך שירותו הצבאי"