Attendance Allowance

Person is not hospitalized in an institution.

Person resides in Israel. Under certain conditions, the allowance 
    is paid for a limited period to a disabled person residing abroad.

Person receives a disability pension and his/her physical disability  
    classified as suffering from a medical disability (for the 
    purposes of attendance allowance) has been determined as at a 
    rate of at least 60%.

Or

Person is not entitled to a disability pension, for whom physical 
    disability degree (for the purposes of attendance allowance) at 
    a rate of at least 75% has been determined, but only if his/her 
    income from work is no greater than the sum specified by the  
    regulations, and he/she does not receive payment for personal 
    care or help at home according to any law or regulation.

Person does not receive a mobility benefit unless his/her mobility 
    limitation has been determined as 100%, or he/she requires and 
    uses a wheelchair, or he/she is bedridden, or he/she owns a vehicle 
    and his/her attendance allowance was determined as at rate of 100%

A person who believes that he/she is entitled to an attendance allowance should apply to a local branch of the NII near his/her place of residence and submit a claim for the allowance . To download the form click here.

The claimant should attach medical documents and any other document related to the claim and cooperate with the authorities in order to determine his/her eligibility for the allowance. A person who submitted a claim for benefit after January 1st, 2006 may receive retroactive payment for the six months prior to submission of the claim. A person who submitted a claim earlier than the aforementioned date will receive payment of allowance as of the month in which the claim was submitted.