Contents

• Distribution of Recipients

• Grounds for Income Support

• Conditions for Eligibility

• Current Processes

• Payments

• Population

Conditions for eligibility

• Both the claimant And the claimant’s spouse must meet ALL of the following conditions:– Minimum age - 20 years– Israeli resident for at least 24 months or a

new immigrant residing in Israel for at least 12 months

– A person unable to earn an income meeting the criteria determined by the law, and is not eligible for payment under any other law

Conditions for eligibility Cont.

• The following ARE NOT eligible for Income Support:– Soldiers– Members of Kibbutz– Owner of a car or one who uses a car

regularly– Students in an institution of higher education

or religious institution

Grounds for Income Support

• The Following grounds are subject to the employment test:– Unemployed – 90,600– Permanently unable to be placed – 21,227– Employed at low wage – 25,750– A married mother or sole parent who has a

child between the ages of 2-7 – 27,005

Distribution of Recipients

Unemployed125,299

Low Wage

25,750

Others

47,264

Unemployed90,600

Low Wage

25,750

Others

81,963

Total Recipients – 198,313

As of August 2003Estimated for January 2004

Grounds for Income Support Cont.

• The following Recipients will not be included in the Program and are not subject to the employment test:– A man over the age of 65 or woman over the age of

60 that are not eligible for old age insurance – 216– Suffering from a medical condition that inhibits them

from working for more than 30 consecutive days And/Or caring for a sick family member (spouse, child, parent) – 3,180

– Undergoing vocational training – 2,755

Grounds for Income Support Cont.

– Undergoing vocational rehabilitation or learning in ulpan (Hebrew lessons for new immigrants) – 1,253

– An orphan or abandoned child - 553– A prisoner released after a prison sentence of at least

6 consecutive months - 341– A convicted person serving a community service

sentence - 457– A prisoner under house arrest – 364– A married mother or sole parent to a child under the

age of 2 – 17,646

Grounds for Income Support Cont.

– A pregnant woman (from the 13th week of pregnancy until the end of pregnancy) – 1,970

– Suffering from a drugs or alcohol addiction – 2,196

– A homeless person - 86– A person undergoing rehabilitation from drugs or

alcohol – 2,230– A person in distress due to sudden disaster – 484

Current Process For Unemployed

Local Branch

Employment ServiceRegistration

Payments according to attendance

Vocational Rehabilitation

Vocational Training

Employment

No Payment for 2 months

Employment Unsuitable

EmploymentPayments are made according to compliance

Referral

Non Compliance

Referral

Current Process for low wage earners

Local Branch

Employment Service

Registration Referral to additional or alternative employment

Authorization that no additional or alternative employment has been found

No payment for 2 months

Payments according to cooperation

EmploymentIncome supplement

Referral Non Compliance

Age Groups

Low Wage Unemployment

0-29 = 10%

30-39 = 33%

40-49 = 35%

50-54% = 12%

55+ = 9%

0-29 = 20%

30-39 = 24%

40-49 = 28%

50-54% = 13%

55+ = 15%

Family Status

Low Wage Unemployment

Single = 22%

Single +1 = 36%

Single +2 = 14%

Couple = 2%

Couple +1= 2%

Couple +2 = 24%

Single = 47%

Single +1 =9%

Single +2 = 2%

Couple = 7%

Couple +1= 5%

Couple +2 = 25%

Citizens Vs. Immigrants

Low Wage Unemployed

Veteran Citizens = 46%

Immigrants = 54%

Veteran Citizens = 72%

Immigrants = 28%

Immigrants – Since Jan 1996

Average Period on Income Support

• Total: 4.02 Years

• Unemployed: 3.68 Years

• Low Wage: 5.1 Years

• There is no restriction on the period of eligibility for income support as long as the Recipient meets the conditions for eligibility.

Payments

• Average monthly Salary: 6,964 NIS• Minimum wage: 3,335 NIS

• Examples:

• Single:– Monthly benefit : 1,337 NIS– Income from which recipient is no longer eligible:

2,338 NIS

Payments Cont.

• Couple +2 children:– Monthly benefit: 2,239– Income from which recipient is no longer

eligible : 4,219

• Single parent + 2 children:– Monthly benefit: 2,607– Income from which recipient is no longer

eligible: 5,014