To receive the benefit, fill out the application form for receiving benefit according to income.
Income that is included in the calculation of the income criteria is any income from the sources specified in Article 2 of the Income Tax Ordinance, including income from property, such as income from work, a pension, benefits, actual income from assets which is not a monetary amount and amounts that are deemed income from amounts of money that have been determined.
The following are considered income: the main benefits provided to a Prisoner of Zion, child allowance, monthly grant paid by the Jewish Agency and (as of March 1, 2003), a payment made under the agreement of October 9, 1992 signed by the federal Finance Minister of Germany and the Committee of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Calculation of the benefit:
The benefit is calculated according to the income of an individual / couple.
The index for calculating the amount of the benefit (“maximum income”):
For an individual - 20% of the average salary in the economy NIS 1,724 (as of 01.01.2012)
For couple - 30% of the average salary in the economy NIS 2,586 (as of 01.01.2012) .
Maximum benefit:
For an individual - NIS 2,281 (as of 04.01.2010) .
For a couple - NIS 3,421 (as of 04.01.2010) .
An individual who has no income or whose income is up to NIS 1,724 (as of 01.01.2012) is entitled to the full benefit.
A couple who has no income or whose combined income is up to NIS 2,586 (as of 01.01.2012) is entitled to the full benefit.
Examples:
If the income exceeds the amounts specified as the index for calculation (“maximum income”), the amount of the benefit according to income is 60% of the difference between the total of all income and the maximum income permitted (according to Article 11 of the Recompense to Prisoners of Zion Law).
1. An individual Prisoner of Zion who has income of NIS 3,000 is entitled to benefitas follows.
NIS 3,000 - NIS 1,603 = 1,397 X 60% = 838
Income Income not taken
into account
(“income from interest”)
The amount of surplus income is deducted from the benefits paid to an individual, so that he will be entitled to:
NIS 2,246 - NIS 838 = NIS 1,408
Benefit according to Surplus income Total actual payment
income for an
individual
2. A married Prisoner of Zion who, together with his wife, has an income of NIS 3,000is entitled to benefit as follows:
NIS 3,000 - NIS 2,405 = NIS 595 X 60% = NIS 357
The couple’s income Income not taken
(“maximum income”) into account
The amount of the surplus income is deducted from the couple’s benefit, so that the couple will be entitled to:
NIS 3,370 - NIS 357 = NIS 3,013
Benefit according to Surplus income Total actual payment
couple’s income
Someone who is entitled to benefit according to income who, at the time of submitting the application for benefit, received income support benefit for at least 6 months of , is entitled to the following benefits (the National Insurance Institute will transfer the information to the relevant entities):
· A 50% discount on the television fee;
· A 100% discount on municipal taxes applying to an apartment that serves as the person’s residence (the discount will only be given for 100 sq. m.);
· A Prisoner of Zion who is a senior citizen (a male resident of Israel at least 65 years of age, or a female resident at least 60 years of age) is entitled to a discount for medications included in the health services package.