Treasury demands abolition of the right to a nurse for a third of elderly Israelis

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The Ministry of Finance proposes to cancel the right to a home caregiver for about a third of older people registered with social services. This means that more than 100,000 pensioners will not be able to receive a home caregiver within three years, the Kalkalist newspaper reports. at home, but only a greatly reduced allowance in the form of money or other services. According to another clause of the proposal, about half a billion shekels from care funds will be transferred to health funds. In addition, a large amount will be transferred from the benefits for the elderly to finance services for the elderly in the areas where they live, as part of the activities of the Ministry of Social Welfare.

care, which was supposed to add two billion shekels to annual costs. In Bituah, Leumi made great efforts to ensure these rights, and until last year National Insurance payments increased from 7 billion to 13 billion a year, that is, six billion.

A bill submitted by the Ministry of Finance on this issue , is aimed at returning a significant part of the money to the treasury through benefits. The most significant aspect is that the elderly at levels 1 and 2 will not be able to have a home caregiver. They will have to choose between a significantly reduced cash payment and other services, such as a day center.

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