Every fifth elderly person in Israel is forced to give up heating the house in the winter for financial reasons. 18% of the elderly report difficulty paying the electricity bill.
16% of respondents testified that their household experienced economic damage as a result of the war. The Friendship Fund allocated over NIS 10 million for assistance during the winter period to approximately 27 thousand elderly people and families. Over 1,600 seniors received soup kits sponsored by "Collect Israel" in the matching program in the amount of 356,200 thousand dollars.