Every woman submitting a claim for a disability pension (first claim or a repeat claim) is examined to determine whether she meets the criteria of a disabled housewifeA housewife as defined by Law ,who as a result of her impairment has lost at least 50% of her ability to function in her household — with the following exceptions: a)she has worked as a worker or self-employed worker for a period of 12 consecutive months or 24 months even if not consecutive, out of the 48 months preceding the submission of her claim or preceding the cessation of work, if she ceased working after she submitted her claim. b) She is living separately from her husband and has not lived with him for a period of at least 24 months preceding or following the submission of her claim. In such cases, the housewife is considered employed and her capacity to earn a living as defined above will be examined., in which case her capacity to perform household functions is checked; if she meets the definitions of a disabled An insured, excluding a housewife, who as a result of impairment, fulfills both the following conditions:
a) He is unable to support himself from work or occupation, and his capacity to support himself as above has been reduced as a result of his impairment (all at once or gradually) by 50% or more. b) He has no actual income form work or occupation, or his such income is not over the following:
1. regarding persons entitled to disability pension for a lengthy period or having a serious impairment – 60% of the average wage; 2. regarding persons not entitled to disability pension for a lengthy period and not having a serious impairment – 45% of the average wage. , her capacity to earn a living is checked.
The examination of incapacity to perform household functions for a woman who is defined as a “disabled housewife” is performed at one of the Functional Evaluation Institutes.