National Insurance Law (Amendment – Double Allowances) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הביטוח הלאומי (תיקון - כפל קצבאות)
TL;DRThe bill allows recipients of certain allowances (senior citizen's, survivors', disability) to also receive unemployment benefits without full offset from the allowance.
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What does the bill do?
The bill changes the National Insurance Law and the Income Support Law to allow those eligible for various allowances (senior citizen's pension, survivors' benefit, disability allowance, and dependents' supplements) to also receive unemployment benefits, while only part of the unemployment benefits will be offset from the basic allowance and not from the dependents' supplements. The bill also sets that the insured person's eligibility for the benefit will not be reduced as a result of the change. The provision takes effect on January 1, 2023.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Opposition 56 seats
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