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Nazi Victims Law, 5714-1954

חוק נכי המלחמה בנאצים, תשי"ד-1954

Published: 1954-03-04Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-07-01 · Last amended 2024-06-05✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29
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Definitions§

1.

In this Law –

"war service" – active service in the army of one of the Allied Powers, during the period between the 17th of Elul 5699 (1 September 1939) and the 24th of Elul 5705 (2 September 1945), or in one of the units that fought in the underground against a hostile regime, excluding military service to which the Disabled Persons Law (Benefits and Rehabilitation), 5709-1949 (hereinafter – the 5709 Law) applies;

"Allied Powers" – the states that signed the Declaration of the United Nations of the 2nd of Tevet 5702 (1 January 1942) or acceded thereto during the period of World War II, as well as the other states that fought during that period against Germany and its allies, while they were fighting against them;

"hostile regime" and "period of World War II" – as defined in the Nazi and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law, 5710-1950;

"disability" – the loss of the capacity to perform a normal function, whether physical or mental, or the diminution of such capacity;

"disabled person" – a person who suffered a disability during a period of war service as a result of that service, as a consequence of one of the following:

(1)injury;
(2)illness;
(3)aggravation of an illness;

"family member of a disabled person" –

(1)a wife, including a woman who lives together with the disabled person and is publicly known as his wife;
(2)a child – including a stepchild and an adopted child – who has not yet reached the age of eighteen, or who, upon reaching the age of eighteen, was not self-supporting due to a physical or mental defect, and for as long as that person is not self-supporting for those reasons, but excluding a stepchild who is not dependent on the disabled person's table and who is maintained by a blood relative of the disabled person who is not the disabled person's spouse;
(3)a parent, including a step-parent and an adoptive parent, who has, apart from the disabled person, no more than two self-supporting children, and who is one of the following:
(a)a father in respect of whom the conditions set out in the definition of "entitled to an income-based increased benefit" are fulfilled and who has not yet reached the age of fifty;
(b)a father who has reached the age of fifty and does not have sufficient income for his livelihood;
(c)a mother who does not have sufficient income for her livelihood;
(4)an orphan sibling who has lost both parents, who has not yet reached the age of eighteen, is not earning a living, has no self-supporting sibling other than the disabled person, and whose maintenance was the responsibility of the disabled person shortly before the disabled person was enlisted for service;

"sibling" – includes a sister;

"entitled to an income-based increased benefit" – a person who is incapable of earning a living due to age, illness, or physical or mental impairment, as well as a person who has been recognised, in accordance with rules prescribed in Regulations, as incapable of earning a living;

"self-supporting" – a person who has reached the age of eighteen and in respect of whom the conditions set out in the definition of "entitled to an income-based increased benefit" are not fulfilled;

"person incapable of earning a living" – (Repealed);

"sufficient income for a person's livelihood" – income that has been recognised, in accordance with rules prescribed in Regulations, as sufficient for the livelihood of a person and those dependent on him;

"the determining wage" – the basket sum of NIS 5,866.97;

"additional income" of a disabled person – the income of a disabled person from any source whatsoever other than benefits under this Law;

"the determining grade" – (deleted);

"prescribed" – (deleted).

Competent Authority§

2.

The Minister of Defence shall appoint a competent authority for the purposes of this Law; notice of the appointment of a competent authority and of its address shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).

Appeals Committee§

3.
(a)The Minister of Justice shall appoint persons from among whom the Chief Justice of the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv shall compose appeals committees; notice of such appointments shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).
(b)An appeals committee shall consist of three members; the chairperson of the committee shall be a judge, and at least one of the other members of the committee shall be a qualified physician.
(c)(Repealed).
4.§

(Repealed — תיקון מס' 4, 1968)

Benefits§

4a.
(a)A disabled person whose degree of disability is not less than 10% shall be paid, for as long as that person remains so disabled, benefits at the rate of one percent of the determining wage for each percentage point of the degree of disability.
(b)The amount of the monthly benefit paid pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be less than NIS 2,892.
4b.§

(Repealed — תיקון מס' 21, 2024)

Special Benefits (Amendment No. 1) 5717-1957 (Amendment No. 10) 5741-1981 Order 5756-1996 (Amendment No. 16) 5772-2012 (Amendment No. 21) 5784-2024 Notice 5786-2026§

4c.
(a)A disabled person who is entitled to an income-based increased benefit, whose degree of disability is not less than 50% and who has no additional income, shall be paid, in lieu of the benefit that would have been paid to that person under section 4a, the sum of NIS 11,830.93.
(b)In addition to what is stated in subsection (a), a disabled person who is entitled to an income-based increased benefit and whose degree of disability is not less than 60% shall be paid a supplement to his benefits as detailed below:
(1)for a disabled person whose degree of disability is from 60% to 69% – a supplement of 5% of the benefits that would have been paid to that person under section 4a had that person not been entitled to an income-based increased benefit (hereinafter – the regular benefits);
(2)for a disabled person whose degree of disability is from 70% to 79% – a supplement of 10% of the regular benefits;
(3)for a disabled person whose degree of disability is from 80% to 89% – a supplement of 15% of the regular benefits;
(4)for a disabled person whose degree of disability is from 90% to 100% – a supplement of 20% of the regular benefits.
(c)A disabled person who is entitled to an income-based increased benefit, whose degree of disability is not less than 50% and who has additional income, shall be paid benefits under subsections (a) and (b) less his additional income, provided that the benefit shall not be less than that stated in section 4a.
(d)A disabled person who has a special degree of disability, as determined in accordance with rules set out in Regulations, shall be paid, in addition to his benefits, for as long as that person has such a degree of disability –
(1)if that person is not entitled to an income-based increased benefit – a supplement of 30% to his benefits and special benefits at a rate to be determined in accordance with those rules;
(2)if that person is entitled to an income-based increased benefit – special benefits as referred to in paragraph (1).

Income-Based Benefit (Amendment No. 6) 5733-1973 (Amendment No. 9) 5739-1979 (Amendment No. 16) 5772-2012 (Amendment No. 17) 5772-2012 (Amendment No. 21) 5784-2024 Notice 5786-2026§

4d.
(a)A disabled person who is entitled to an income-based increased benefit, whose degree of disability is less than 50% but not less than 10% (hereinafter – a disabled person entitled to an income-based benefit) and who has no additional income, shall be paid, in lieu of the benefit referred to in section 4a, the following benefits:
(1)for a disabled person entitled to an income-based benefit whose degree of disability is from 10% to 18% – NIS 6,965.26;
(2)for a disabled person entitled to an income-based benefit whose degree of disability is from 19% to 39% – NIS 7,139.97;
(3)for a disabled person entitled to an income-based benefit whose degree of disability is from 40% to 49% – NIS 7,792.4.
(b)A disabled person entitled to an income-based benefit who has additional income shall be paid benefits under subsection (a) less his additional income, provided that the benefit shall not be less than the benefit referred to in section 4a.

Preservation of Benefits§

4d1.

A disabled person who ceased to receive an income assurance benefit as a result of the increase of the benefit paid under section 4a shall continue to be entitled to an ancillary benefit that was granted to that person before the increase of the benefit, unless the entitlement to the ancillary benefit has ceased in accordance with the provisions under which it was granted; a person who is entitled to an ancillary benefit and, in the same matter within the scope of the ancillary benefit, is entitled to a benefit by virtue of another law or arrangement, shall be entitled to the benefit at the higher of the two rates; for the purposes of this section –

"public body" – the Government, as well as a budgeted body or a supported body as defined in section 32 of the Budget Foundations Law, 5745-1985;

"income assurance benefit" – a benefit under the Income Assurance Law, 5741-1980, or an income supplement benefit under section 9 of the agreement concerning the granting of special old-age and survivors' benefits as defined in the National Insurance Law [Consolidated Version], 5755-1995;

"ancillary benefit" – a benefit or grant, other than a monthly benefit payment, given to a recipient of an income assurance benefit by virtue of any law or arrangement or by a public body pursuant to an agreement or custom.

Methods of Calculating Additional Income§

4e.

The Minister of Finance may prescribe in Regulations that, for the purposes of a disabled person's entitlement to a benefit and the deduction of additional income from a benefit under this Law, the income of the disabled person shall be calculated by reference to a specified period prior to the date of payment of the benefit.

4f.§

(Repealed — תיקון מס' 21, 2024)

Updating of Amounts§

5.
(a)The following amounts shall be updated on 1 January and on 1 July of each year, in accordance with the rate of increase of the new index compared to the base index:
(1)the amount fixed in the definition of "the determining wage" in section 1;
(2)the amounts fixed in sections 4a(b), 4c(a), 4d(a), 13a(b) and 13a(b1).
(b)If the new index has declined compared to the base index, the amounts referred to in subsection (a) shall not be updated.
(c)If the new index has risen compared to the base index, the amounts referred to in subsection (a) shall be updated in accordance with the rate of increase of the new index compared to the base index; however, if the index that applied since the last date on which amounts were updated pursuant to this subsection actually declined, the rate of decline of the index shall be deducted from the rate of increase, in proportion to the period during which the index declined and the amounts were not updated.
(d)In this section –

"the index" – the first half-year index as calculated on the basis of data known on 15 November of that year, or the second half-year index as calculated on the basis of data known on 15 May of the following year;

"the base index" – the index calculated prior to the date on which amounts were last updated pursuant to this section;

"the new index" – for the purposes of the January update, the first half-year index of the preceding year, and for the purposes of the July update, the second half-year index of the preceding year;

"the first half-year index" – the semi-annual average of the wage index for the months January to June;

"the second half-year index" – the semi-annual average of the wage index for the months July to December;

"wage index" – the average monthly wage index per salaried employee post across all public services, as published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

(e)The competent authority shall publish the updated amounts pursuant to this section by notice in Reshumot (Official Gazette) and on the website of the Authority for the Rights of Holocaust Survivors.
(f)Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Minister appointed to implement this Law, with the consent of the Minister of Finance and with the approval of the Finance Committee of the Knesset, may amend, by Order, in exceptional cases, the rate of update of amounts pursuant to this section, for a limited period to be determined, provided that the rate of update so determined shall not be negative.
(g)The Authority for the Rights of Holocaust Survivors shall report to the Finance Committee of the Knesset, once a year, in the month of November, on all of the following:
(1)data on entitlement to benefits, allowances or grants under this Law, as the case may be, broken down by type of entitlement and the number of entitled persons in each type;
(2)the amount of the benefits or allowances, as the case may be, updated in the reporting year, by type of entitlement, compared to the amount paid in the year preceding the date of the report and also in the two years preceding the date of the report;
(3)the total amount of benefits, allowances or grants, as the case may be, paid in the reporting year compared to the total amount paid in the year preceding the date of the report.

Degree of Disability§

6.
(a)The Minister of Finance shall appoint a medical committee for the purposes of this Law, and it shall determine from time to time the degree of disability of a disabled person.
(b)Degrees of disability and the periods of their application shall be determined in accordance with criteria and rules to be prescribed by the Minister of Finance.

Accompaniment before a Medical Committee§

6a.

A disabled person is entitled to be accompanied by those listed in paragraphs (1) to (3), with his consent and at his choice, at hearings of a medical committee at which he is present, provided that the number of accompanying persons does not exceed two:

(1)the disabled person's representative;
(2)a family member of the disabled person;
(3)a person close to the disabled person.

Applications§

7.
(a)A person claiming a benefit and any other right under this Law shall submit an application to the competent authority.
(b)The right to submit such an application shall be extinguished upon the expiry of one year from the date of publication of this Law in Reshumot (Official Gazette), and in the case of a disabled person who became a permanent resident of Israel after the publication of this Law in Reshumot (Official Gazette) – upon the expiry of one year from the day on which that person became a permanent resident of Israel.
(c)The competent authority shall notify the claimant by registered mail of its decision; if the decision is negative, it shall set out the reasons therefor.

Commencement of Benefit§

8.

A benefit as referred to in this Law is due to a disabled person from the date of submission of the application, and if the application was submitted before the commencement of this Law – from the date of commencement of this Law; however, a medical committee may determine a later date for the commencement of benefits.

Payment of Benefit§

9.
(a)The benefit shall be paid at the end of each month.
(b)
(1)The right to a benefit is not transferable or subject to a charge (security interest), may not serve as security and may not be attached, except for the purpose of securing the repayment of loans granted to the disabled person from the State Treasury or with State guarantee or from a fund in respect of whose losses the State has given a guarantee.
(2)The provisions of this subsection shall also apply to a benefit paid through a banking corporation as defined in the Banking (Licensing) Law, 5741-1981, or through the company, as defined in the Postal Law, 5746-1986, when providing services under section 88a of that Law (in this section – the company), for thirty days from the day on which it was paid; however, the banking corporation or the company, as the case may be, may deduct from the benefit any amount advanced to the person entitled to the benefit on account of the benefit.

However, the competent authority may direct that a portion not exceeding one-third of a disabled person's monthly benefits be withheld until any amount owed to the State Treasury by the disabled person by virtue of a guarantee given by the State is fully discharged.

(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), the competent authority may deduct from the benefit membership fees for the benefit of an organisation declared by the Minister of Finance to be a representative organisation of disabled persons, and payments to a mutual aid fund of that organisation and participation fees in mutual life insurance arranged by the organisation.
(d)The Minister of Finance, with the approval of the Labour Committee of the Knesset, shall prescribe in Regulations the maximum amount that may be deducted each month from a disabled person's benefits pursuant to subsection (c).
(e)If the disabled person notifies the competent authority in writing of his objection to the deduction, the deduction shall cease at the end of one month from the date of receipt of the notice.
(f)If amounts in excess of the benefit due to a disabled person have been paid to that person, the competent authority may withhold from his benefits up to the amount paid in excess of the amount due.
(g)A disabled person who has not collected a benefit within one year from the day on which the benefit was offered for payment shall forfeit the right to receive it, unless the competent authority has directed otherwise.

Serious Misconduct§

10.

No benefit shall be paid under this Law to a disabled person whose serious misconduct caused his disability; however, if the disabled person is entitled to an income-based increased benefit, the competent authority may pay that person such benefit as it sees fit, provided that it does not exceed the benefit to which the disabled person would have been entitled but for this section.

Examinations§

11.
(a)A person claiming or receiving benefits under this Law is required, upon demand by the competent authority, to appear for a medical examination at any time and at any place required; if that person fails to appear for such an examination without sufficient justification, the competent authority may withhold a benefit from that person or discontinue its payment until that person appears.
(b)The competent authority, upon being requested by a person claiming or receiving a benefit under this Law to have that person examined by a medical committee, shall comply with such request, provided that the applicant has paid the costs thereof in advance if the competent authority has demanded that of him.
(c)A person examined at his own request shall bear the costs of the medical examination in an amount to be determined by the competent authority, and it shall be permitted to deduct such costs from his benefits to the extent that they have not been paid in advance; however, if the examination determines that the degree of disability has increased since the last examination, the disabled person shall not bear the costs and any amount paid in advance shall be refunded.

Refusal to Receive Medical Treatment§

12.

If a medical committee is of the opinion that, had a disabled person received medical treatment, the degree of disability would have diminished, and that person refused, without sufficient justification, to receive the treatment – the competent authority may direct that any benefit to which the disabled person is entitled be reduced by up to one half.

Supreme Medical Committee§

12a.
(a)A disabled person who considers himself aggrieved by a decision of a medical committee may, subject to conditions to be prescribed in Regulations, appeal against it before a supreme medical committee within sixty days from the day on which the decision was delivered to that person.
(b)The competent authority may, subject to conditions to be prescribed in Regulations, appeal before a supreme medical committee against any decision of a medical committee within sixty days from the day on which the decision was delivered to it.
(c)The manner of composition of a supreme medical committee, its powers and its working procedures shall be prescribed in Regulations.
(d)The provisions of section 6a shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the supreme medical committee.

Appeal before the District Court§

12b.
(a)A disabled person and the competent authority may appeal against a decision of a supreme medical committee before the District Court, on a point of law only, within sixty days from the day on which the decision was delivered to them.
(b)The court hearing the appeal may affirm the decision of the supreme medical committee, set it aside, amend it or remit it to the committee.
(c)The Minister of Justice may prescribe in Regulations the time for submitting the appeal under subsection (a), the manner of its submission and the procedure applicable thereto.

Appropriation of Benefit§

13.

Where a disabled person who receives benefits does not provide for his family members, the competent authority may take the benefits into its possession and use them for the benefit of the disabled person and those family members, or may direct that a person appointed by the competent authority shall do so, or that the benefit in respect of a family member shall be paid to the person in whose care that family member is placed.

Benefits after the Death of a Disabled Person§

13a.
(a)If a disabled person dies who, on the eve of his death, was entitled to a benefit under section 4a or under Regulations made pursuant to section 24(b)(1), payment of the benefit shall continue at the rate that was payable at that time; after the expiry of the said period, a monthly pension in the sum of NIS 2,000 shall be paid to his spouse, for as long as the spouse has not remarried.
(b)If a disabled person dies who, on the eve of his death, was entitled to a benefit under section 4c for a continuous period of at least three months, a benefit in the sum of NIS 6,758.62, less that person's income from any other source, shall be paid to his spouse for as long as the spouse has not remarried.
(b1)If a disabled person dies who, on the eve of his death, was entitled to a benefit under section 4d for a continuous period of at least three months, a benefit of the amounts set out below, less the spouse's income from any other source, shall be paid to his spouse for as long as the spouse has not remarried:
(1)if the disabled person had a disability rating of 10% to 18% – NIS 5,931.61;
(2)if the disabled person had a disability rating of 19% to 39% – NIS 6,110.77;
(3)if the disabled person had a disability rating of 40% to 49% – NIS 6,758.62.
(b2)The amount of the benefit payable under this section shall not be less than NIS 2,000; this amount, as well as the amount of the monthly pension payable under subsection (a), shall be updated in accordance with changes that occur in the cost-of-living allowance alone.
(c)Where the disabled person has no spouse, payment of the benefits under this section shall continue to the family member designated by the disabled person pursuant to section 20, and in the absence of such a designation – to the family member designated by the competent authority, until the expiry of twelve months from the end of the month in which the death occurred.
(d)If the person entitled to a benefit under this section departs from Israel for a period exceeding six months, no benefit shall be paid to that person from the date of departure, unless the competent authority has determined otherwise for a special reason.
(e)The provisions of sections 4e, 9, 14, 20, 23 and 28 shall apply to a benefit payable under this section, with the necessary modifications.

Appeal§

14.
(a)A person who considers himself aggrieved by a decision of the competent authority may appeal against it to an appeals committee within sixty days from the day on which the notice of the decision of the competent authority reached him; however, the committee may extend the time for appeal for an additional period not exceeding thirty days.
(b)The appeal shall be submitted to the committee in writing in two copies; the committee shall send one of them to the authority or committee whose decision is being appealed.
(c)The appeals committee may affirm the decision under appeal or vary it.
(d)A plaintiff who has submitted an appeal may appear before it, in person or through a representative, and present his arguments.
(e)A person who appears before an appeals committee as a representative of a plaintiff shall not be entitled to a fee except with the approval of the appeals committee upon his application, and at the rate fixed by the committee.
(f)An appeals committee shall give reasons for its decision.
(g)The chairperson of the appeals committee shall immediately send by registered post a copy of the committee's decision to the plaintiff and to the person who gave the decision.
(h)The plaintiff and the competent authority may appeal against a decision of an appeals committee to the District Court, but an appeal may only be brought on a point of law alone, within sixty days from the day on which the decision was served on them.
(i)The District Court shall sit as a panel of three and may affirm the decision of the appeals committee, vary it or set it aside, or remit the matter, with directions, to the committee.
(j)A judgment of the District Court on appeal may be further appealed to the Supreme Court if leave to do so has been granted by a judge of the Supreme Court.

Procedural Regulations§

14a.

The Minister of Justice may prescribe by Regulations the time for submitting appeals and applications for leave to appeal under section 14(e) and (j), the manner of their submission and the procedure therein.

Fresh Decisions§

15.

A competent authority may reconsider any matter and make a decision different from the previous one, even if the previous decision was final under section 14, if it has been proved that the previous decision was obtained by an act or omission constituting a criminal offence, or if it has been discovered on the basis of new evidence that it was founded on an error.

16.§

(Repealed — תיקון מס' 21, 2024)

Reduction on Account of Payment Abroad§

17.
(a)Where a foreign state or one of its institutions pays to a disabled person, or to his credit, periodic fixed payments on account of a disability that he suffered in connection with war service, those payments shall be deducted from the benefits or disability allowances to which the disabled person is entitled for the same period in respect of which those payments are made to him.
(b)The Minister of Finance may, by Regulations, prescribe rules regarding the calculation of the said deduction and the manner of its implementation.
(c)A disabled person as referred to in subsection (a) is required to notify the competent authority of the payments made to him, their rates and dates, and to furnish it with any additional particulars that the competent authority demands from him in that matter.

Recovery of Unlawfully Paid Benefits§

18.
(a)Where the competent authority has revoked or varied a decision pursuant to section 15, it may, in the decision of revocation or variation, require the disabled person to repay any amount due from him as a result of that decision.
(b)If the disabled person has not appealed against the liability as aforesaid, or has appealed and the appeal was dismissed, the liability shall have the same effect, for the purposes of execution, as a final judgment of the court.

Temporary Suspension of Benefits§

19.

Where the competent authority has reasonable grounds to assume that there is cause to revoke or vary a decision pursuant to section 15 and to require a disabled person to repay moneys paid to him, it may suspend payment of the benefits to the disabled person, in whole or in part, for a period not exceeding six months.

Arrears of Benefits§

20.

If a disabled person dies and at the time of his death payments under the Law were owing to him, the amounts shall be paid, notwithstanding the laws of inheritance, to the person designated in writing by the disabled person to the competent authority; in the absence of such a designation – they shall be paid to his spouse, and in the absence of a spouse – to his heirs.

Extension of Time-Limits§

21.

The competent authority may, for a special reason that it shall specify, extend any time-limit prescribed in this Law or in Regulations made thereunder for doing anything, except for the submission of an appeal.

Ancillary Powers§

22.
(a)The competent authority, the medical committee, the supreme medical committee and the appeals committee shall have all the powers that may be conferred on a commission of inquiry under section 5 of the Commissions of Inquiry Ordinance.
(b)The competent authority, a medical committee, a supreme medical committee and an appeals committee shall not be bound by rules of procedure or rules of evidence, but shall act in the manner that appears most useful for the elucidation of the questions before them for determination.

Status of an Imprisoned Disabled Person§

23.

A disabled person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment shall not be paid a benefit in respect of the period of his imprisonment; however, the competent authority may direct that the benefit or part thereof be paid to a person whom the disabled person is obliged to maintain.

Medical Treatment§

24.
(a)Every disabled person shall receive, at the expense of the State, on conditions and in accordance with rules to be prescribed by Regulations, medical treatment, within its meaning in section 27 of the 5709 Law, in respect of the disability on account of which he was recognised as a disabled person, at any time that a need for it arises.
(b)The Minister of Finance shall prescribe by Regulations the following matters:
(1)benefits or additional benefits to be paid to disabled persons who are receiving treatment as aforesaid and who, as a result of the treatment, are unable to work;
(2)reductions from the benefits of disabled persons who are receiving treatment as aforesaid and whose maintenance in the course of treatment is at the expense of the State.

Life Insurance§

24a.

A disabled person who is entitled to benefits and in whose favour life insurance has been arranged in the manner referred to in section 9(c) is entitled to a contribution towards the insurance premiums from the State Treasury at the rate prescribed by Regulations.

Purchase of Medicines§

24b.
(a)For the purposes of this section and sections 24c and 24d, "supported disabled person" – a disabled person who is entitled to a benefit under section 4d at a rate exceeding the benefit referred to in section 4a.
(b)A supported disabled person is entitled to a discount on medicines included in the basket of health services as referred to in section 8(g)(5) of the National Health Insurance Law, 5754-1994.

Public Housing§

24c.
(a)A supported disabled person who is entitled to rental assistance from the Ministry of Construction and Housing is entitled to a supplement of 10% of the amount of assistance to which he is entitled.
(b)The Minister of Immigrant Absorption and the Minister of Construction and Housing, with the consent of the Minister of Finance, shall prescribe provisions regarding the granting of priority in public rental housing to a supported disabled person as referred to in subsection (a) who is without housing; in this subsection –

"public rental" – as defined in the Public Housing Law (Purchase Rights), 5759-1999;

"without housing" – a person who does not own and has never owned an apartment or a share in an apartment, nor does his or her spouse, and who does not reside in public housing.

Prevention of Duplication of Benefits§

24d.

A supported disabled person who is entitled to a benefit under sections 24b or 24c, and who is also entitled to a benefit under any other law in the same matter within the scope of the benefit, shall be entitled to one benefit only, at the higher of the two rates.

Emblem§

25.

The Minister of Finance shall prescribe by Regulations provisions regarding an emblem to be awarded to disabled persons, including provisions regarding the disability rating that entitles a person to the emblem, the manner of its award, its manufacture, trade therein, and the manner in which a person whose entitlement to wear it has lapsed shall return the emblem.

Regulations regarding Income§

25a.
(a)The Minister of Finance may prescribe by Regulations what constitutes income for the purposes of this Law, in whole or in part, and may prescribe this for all disabled persons or family members of disabled persons, or for specific categories thereof.
(b)The Minister of Finance may prescribe the means of proof of income for the purposes of this Law.

Offences§

26.
(a)A person who wilfully furnishes false information to a competent authority, a medical committee or an appeals committee is liable to imprisonment for six months or a fine of one hundred and fifty liras, or to both penalties.
(b)A person who fraudulently obtains a benefit for himself or for another is liable to imprisonment for two years.
(c)This section is in addition to and does not derogate from any other law.

Implementation and Regulations§

27.

The Minister of Finance is responsible for the implementation of this Law and may make Regulations on any matter relating to its implementation, including rehabilitation Regulations on the following matters:

(1)the vocational training of disabled persons, their preparation for work and the granting of payments or the provision of loans for that purpose and the manner of repayment of the loans;
(2)the provision of loans and guarantees to disabled persons for the purpose of creating or consolidating sources of livelihood, and the manner of repayment of the loans;
(3)the provision of loans and guarantees to disabled persons for housing and accommodation purposes and the manner of repayment of the loans;
(4)any other matter which, in the opinion of the Minister of Finance, may ease the integration of disabled persons into the economic life of the State and their establishment therein;
(5)the appointment of authorities for the implementation of the said Regulations, their powers and working procedures.

Application§

28.

This Law shall apply only to a disabled person who is a permanent resident of Israel, for as long as that person is such a resident.

Commencement§

29.

This Law shall have effect from the 27th of Adar Bet 5714 (1 April 1954).

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