A Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) is paid to adults for whom medical disability of at least 75% has been established (with regard to special services), or to General Disability Pension recipients for whom medical disability of at least 60% has been established, and who require significant assistance from another person in performing daily activities, or who need constant supervision to prevent them from posing a risk to their own lives or the lives of others.
Please note: The National Insurance Institute refers to the Special Services Benefit as an "Attendance Allowance". The two terms are used here interchangeably and "Special Services Benefit" is generally used here because it is a more direct translation of the Hebrew (קצבת שירותים מיוחדים).
General Information
- Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance)
- Personal Nursing Care Benefit for Children and Adults Ventilated with a Tracheostomy
- Free Assistance with Submitting a National Insurance Institute Disability Claim
- Yad Mekuvenet - Free Guidance and Preparation for the National Insurance Institute's Medical Committees
- Free Aid by the National Insurance Institute for Hospitalized Patients Filing Disability Claims
- Fee Limits for Aid or Representation in Submitting and Special Services Benefit Claim
Proceedings
- Submitting a Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) Claim
- Fast Track to Submit Special Service Benefits Claims
- Establishing eligibility for the Special Services Benefit for Cancer Patients without appearance before a medical committee.
- Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) Medical Committee
- IADL Test to Check Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) Eligibility
- Appealing a Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) Decision
- Filing a Special Service Pension Reconsideration
Rights and Benefits
- Water Bill Benefit
- Electricity Bill Discount
- Eligibility to Employ a Foreign Nursing Care Worker
- Entrance Fee Exemption in Public Places for Those Accompanying Special Services Benefit Recipients
- Nursing Care for Holocaust Survivors
- Certificate of Disability
- Partial Exemption from Paying National Insurance Fees for Foreign Caregivers
Family Members' Rights
- Disabled Parking Permit
- Reduced License Fee for Disabled Parking Permit Holders
- Discount on Bus Travel, the Jerusalem Light-rail and the Metrobus for People with Disabilities
- Discount on Train Travel for People with Disabilities
- Those Accompanying Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) Recipients are Exempt from Payment in Public Places
- Death Grant for Survivors of Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) Recipients
- Rights Guide for Individuals Caring for an Elderly Family Member or Person With Disabilities
Aid Organizations
- For a listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support for people with disabilities, see People with Disabilities/Aid Organizations.
Government Agencies
Court Rulings
Laws and Regulations
Credits
- English translation and maintenance by The Shira Pransky Project.