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The disabled will receive a grant instead of raising the allowance: "We will continue to work to compare the minimum wage"
Beneficiaries will receive an increase in accordance with the disability percentages in two installments to complete the amount of NIS 3,511 for 2020. Disabled people's organizations have welcomed the move given the political situation and lack of budget so far, and hope that the increase will become permanent.
"We will continue our cooperation with the Treasury"
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Maya Horodnitsano
Wednesday, 07 October 2020, 13:38
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In the video: The Minister of Finance meets with the heads of the disabled organizations (Walla! NEWS system)
Recipients of disability benefits are expected to receive a one-time grant as an alternative to another beating of the monthly benefit increase in 2020.
The grant, which will amount to thousands of shekels depending on the percentage of disability, will be given in two installments - this month and in December.
According to the law memorandum published today (Wednesday) for public comments, the total cost of grants is NIS 940 million.
According to the law approved in February 2018, the disability pension was to increase to NIS 3,700 in a few strokes.
Some of them have been implemented, and now the monthly allowance is about NIS 3,300.
The grant is intended according to the law memorandum to supplement to the amount of 3,511 for the year 2020, i.e. retroactively for that year.
According to the law memorandum, a person suffering from 100% disability will receive a total grant of NIS 2,280 - that is, an additional NIS 190 per month and children with high disabilities will receive a grant of NIS 5,880.
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Demonstration for raising the disability pension, this year (Photo: Shlomi Gabay)
Disabled people's organizations welcomed the move given the political situation and the lack of a budget so far and hope that the increase will become permanent.
Alex Friedman, founder and chairman of "Disabled Not Half a Person", said that "after lengthy negotiations, approval by the government and the Knesset, we are pleased to reach the final step in implementing the 2020 beat in the Disability Act in accordance with the outline presented by our organization.
Thank you to Finance Minister Israel Katz who, despite the situation, closure and holidays, is advancing the issue quickly and hopes for continued cooperation in implementing the pulse, anchoring it in the state budget and completing the last pulse. "
Eyal Cohen and Naor Lavie Early next year.
We will also continue to work to increase disability benefits that will reach the level of the minimum wage as we demanded in the past. "
Katz in a meeting with Alex Friedman on raising the disability pension, about two months ago
Katz said today that "I am fulfilling my commitment to the disabled public that is so close to my heart. I insisted that the issue of financing disability benefits be a priority of the government, as part of the approval of the continuing budget and thus determined. Priority".
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Itzik Shmuli also welcomed the move.
"We promised the disabled public that we will increase the disability benefits and I am proud that in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance we were able to achieve this at a time when it is required more than ever. I congratulate the disabled organizations for the achievement they achieved and the Minister of Finance "That the weakened populations will not be left behind, certainly not now."
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