National Insurance data ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day:
There are approximately 110,068 Holocaust survivors who are eligible for National Insurance benefits, of which 75% receive a long-term care benefit
Aehad of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which falls tomorrow, January 27, the National Insurance is releasing updated data on Holocaust survivors in Israel.
Currently, there are approximately 110,068 Holocaust survivors who receive National Insurance benefits, including: old-age, income supplement, long-term care, attendance, and survivors.
Among eligible Holocaust survivors:
75% of long-term care pension recipients and 31% of survivors receive an income supplement to the old-age or survivors' pension – as is known, the National Insurance pays a supplement to the pension, due to the senior's low income, to ensure a minimum income for survival.
- Of the 110,068 Holocaust survivors recognized by the National Insurance, 62% are women and 38% are men.
- 35% of all survivors are married.
- Among Holocaust survivors recognized by the National Insurance, 28% are 90 years old and older (approximately 30,700 people), compared to only 19% 90 years old and older of all pension recipients in the relevant age group of all pension recipients (80 years old and older).
Recipients of a old-age pension with an income supplement:
As mentioned, 31% of Holocaust survivors receive an income supplement from the National Insurance to their old-age or survivors pension, compared to 26% of all recipients of pensions aged 80 or over.
In total, 34,102 survivors receive income supplement, of whom 73% are single and 27% are married. Most of those eligible for income supplement with a low income threshold are aged 89-90 (24,512 people). Holocaust survivors aged 80-89 who receive income supplement constitute 22% of all survivors recognized by the National Insurance Institute.
Long-term care benefit recipients:
82,451 survivors, who are 75% of all survivors, are eligible for a long-term care benefit compared to 64% of all benefit recipients aged 80 or over. Of these:
- 53,545 are women (65%).
- 24,726 are 90 or over (30%).
- 21,379 are eligible for a level 6 benefit, the highest level (26%), indicating an extremely difficult long-term care medical condition.
Zvika Cohen, Deputy Director General of the National Insurance Institute: "Every day, National Insurance employees work with a deep sense of public mission to assist in the social aspect of Holocaust survivors - the heroes thanks to whom we are here. Our assistance is not only benefits, but also alleviating loneliness, creating a supportive human and community environment. Our responsibility as a society, and that of each and every one of us, is to ensure that no Holocaust survivor is left without relief and support. This is also the place to say that the National Insurance Institute has established a special hotline for senior citizens, the number is *9696 and is available Sunday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM.