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| Glossary - Old-Age |
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| The son or daughter of an insured person (including foster child, adopted child and grandchild supported entirely by the insured person, except for a married child) who meets one of the following conditions: *up to age 18; *if completing his studies at a post-elementary educational institution or studying in a framework to complete matriculation exams, or having a learning disability and studying in a framework recognized by the NII– up to age 20; *if in a pre-army IDF framework – up to age 20;* if a volunteer in a framework of public service for up to 12 months and his army service is deferred due to this volunteering – up to age 21; *if serving compulsory service in the IDF – up to age 24; *if serving in the voluntary National Service – up to age 24;*if studying in an "atuda" framework and deferring army service due to studies – up to age 24.
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age of entitlement to old-age pension (21) | This age is 70 for men and ranges from 65 to 70 for women, in accordance with their date of birth. At this age one is entitled to the old-age pension without a means test (irrespective of income). |
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elderly disabled person (22) | A person who received a disability pension just before reaching retirement age and who reached this age by January 1, 2002. |
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housewife (18) | A married woman (except for aguna) whose husband is covered in old-age insurance, or a widow who receives a survivors' pension or a dependents' pension – if she does not work as a salaried employee nor as a self-employed worker. |
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widow receiving pension (19) | A woman who receives a survivor's pension or a dependents’ pension by force of the decease of her spouse,and who does not work outside her household. |
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