Disability Pension and Related Benefits

Who is eligible for a disability pension? How do you get it? And what benefits does it include?

A General Disability Pension is a monthly benefit paid by the National Insurance Institute to those whose physical, intellectual or psychological impairments affect their ability to earn a living (or the ability of a housewife to function in the household) by at least 50%. Eligibility for the Disability Pension also grants benefits in other areas such as housing, transportation and health. In this portal you will find the steps for submitting a claim for a disability pension as well as the rights and benefits granted to pension recipients. Click here to view an instructional video from the National Insurance Institute explaining how to fill out a disability pension claim form.

Disability Pension and Related Pensions

• General Disability Pension
• Guide to filing Disability Claims for National Insurance
• General Disability Pension Dependents' Supplement
• Incentive Pension to Encourage People with Disabilities to Join the Workforce
• General Disability Pension for Returning Citizens
• Old Age Disability Pension
• Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) and Related Benefits
• Incentive Pension for a Single Mother with a Disability who recently gave Birth
• Special Benefits for the Spouse of a Disabled Woman who recently gave Birth

Procedures to Receive the Benefit

• Determining Disability by a Medical Committee for General Disability
• Submitting a General Disability Pension Claim
• Expedited Process ("Fast Track") for Submitting a General Disability Pension Claim
• General Disability Medical Committee
• Determining Disability by a Medical Committee for General Disability
• Appealing a General Disability Medical Committee Decision
• Establishing the Degree of Incapacity
• Appealing an Decision Regarding Incapacity
• Reexamination of Disability Pension Eligibility
• Appeal to the District Labor Courts
• Appeal through a non legal track

Assistance in the Process of Receiving the Benefit

• Free Aid for Filing Disability Claims with the National Insurance Institute
• Free Aid by the National Insurance Institute for Hospitalized Patients Filing Disability Claims
• "A Guiding Hand" - Free Guidance and Direction in preparation for National Insurance Institute's medical committees.
• Free legal aid for those appealing in the labor courts
• Fee limits for aiding or representing someone submitting a general disability claim

Financial Benefits for those who have begun Working

• Incentive Pension to Encourage People with Disabilities to Join the Workforce
• Incentive Pension for Employees with 60% Disability
• Incentive Pension for Employees with 65% Disability
• Incentive Pension for Employees with 74% Disability
• Incentive Pension for Employees with 100% Disability

Housing

• Public Housing assistance for recipients of Disability Allowance
• Rental Assistance for People with Disabilities
• Purchase Tax Discount on Residential Property for People with Disabilities
• Municipal Property Tax (Arnona) Discount for People with Disabilities
• Municipal Property Tax (Arnona) Discount for Parents of a Child with Disabilities
• Discount on the Israel Lands Administration Consent Fee for People with Disabilities

Driving and Transportation

• Disabled Parking Permit
• Reduced License Fee for Disabled Parking Permit Holders
• Marking a Disabled Parking Area Near the Home of a Person with Disabilities
• Exemption from Payment of Hospital Parking Fees
• Discount on Bus Travel, the Jerusalem Light-rail and the Metrobus for the Disabled
• Discount on Train Travel for the Disabled

Tax Breaks

• Income Tax Credit Points for a Child or Adult with Disabilities
• Income Tax Credit Points for a Non-Working Spouse
• Income Tax Exemption for People with Medical Disability

Additional Rights and Benefits

• Certificate of Disability
• Discount on Bezeq Telephone Fees for People with Disabilities
• Water Bill Benefit for Disability Pension Recipients (High Rate Discount)
• Health Plan Fee Exemptions for Disability Pension Recipients
• Exemption from National Insurance Fees for Disability Pension Recipients
• Bank Fee Discount for People with Disabilities
• No Queues for People with Disabilities in Public Places
• Preservation of National Insurance Rights when moving between countries that are treaty signatories
• Death grant for survivors of disability pension recipients
• Eyeglasses for a nominal fee from the Foundation Optical Center
• Subsidized Hearing Devices from the Foundation Optical Center

Benefits for someone who is entitled to a disability allowance

• Rights for People with Medical Disabilities that are not Contingent on Receiving a Disability Pension

Aid organizations

• For a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support for people with disabilities, click here.

Government agencies

• The National Insurance Institute
• The Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services
• The Ministry of Transportation
• The Ministry of Health
• The Ministry of Construction and Housing
• The Israel Tax Authority
• The Union of Local Authorities in Israel

Court Rulings

• "The value of vehicle use" is the wage component taken into account in calculating entitlement to an old age pension or a general disability pension
• For a list of cases regarding the National Insurance Institute's Medical Committees

Laws & Regulations

• The National Insurance Law
• The Handicapped Parking Law
• State Economic Arrangements Regulations (Municipal Property Tax Discount)
• Land Taxation Regulations (Appreciation, Sale, and Purchase) (Purchase Tax)

Credits

• Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.

National Insurance Institute instructional video