A person who meets all the following conditions is entitled to the range of mobility benefits:
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He is an Israeli residentA person whose life is centered in Israel. Criteria for determining this include: Israel is your permanent place of residence, where your family resides, where your children go to school, your primary place of work, or where you are studying. who is living in Israel.
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He is at least three-years-old but has not yet reached retirement ageThe age at which you will be entitled to the old-age pension, on condition that your income from work and from other sources does not exceed a certain amount. Income from work pension is not taken into account. Retirement is set at age 67 for men and 62-65, according to birth date, for women..
The retirement age is determined according to one's date of birth. For purposes of mobility benefits, the retirement age of women is identical to that of men (67 year).
However, it is sometimes possible to receive mobility benefits after retirement age.
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A medical committee or a medical appeals committee of the Ministry of Health has established the percentage of his limited mobility due to an impairment in his legs, according to a list of defined impairments.
If you have a valid driving license – the medical board determined a mobility degree of at least 40% for you.
If you do not have a valid driving license – the medical board determined a mobility degree of at least 60% for you on the condition that the license holder has an authorized driverA person (either relative or caregiver) who has a valid driving license, who has been authorized by the National Insurance Institute to drive the vehicle belonging to the person with mobility limitation ,and who lives with the person with mobility limitation in the same building or in a nearby building which is up to 1500 meters from his home, or at a longer distance if these are the two closest buildings in the settlement..
Important!
The National Insurance Institute authorizes mobility allowance for two or more siblings, each of whom has a mobility limitation degree at least 80%, and who live in the same apartment, even if they are under three-years-old.