Prolonged feeding and eating problems

The parent of a child suffering from feeding and nutrition disorders may be entitled to a disabled child allowance from age 91 days to 18 years and three months, provided that he meets the basic requirements.

An entitlement of 100% may be determined for the following feeding and eating problems:

1. Prolonged feeding - a child that requires feeding time lasting at least an hour due to a severe physical impairment.
2. Uncontrollable desire to eat - Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS).
3. Feeding via nasogastric feeding tube.
4. Intravenous feeding - as of August 2016, the child receiving intravenous feeding receives an entitlement of 188% (instead of 100%) for prolonged and heavy medical treatment. Entitlement period starts from birth and not from age 91 days.

Documents to be submitted   

Prolonged feeding

• Claim Form for Disabled Child Allowance (fill and send the form on-line / download the form).
• Updated medical certificate from a gastroenterologist or another physician treating the child, detailing duration of child's feeding for each meal.
• Certificate from a physician or from an eating disorder clinic where the child is treated.

Uncontrollable desire to eat and eating disorders

• Claim Form for Disabled Child Allowance (fill and send the form on-line / download the form).
• Updated medical certificate detailing the child's medical situation and functioning, with mention of type and frequency of treatment received.

Attaching all above documents to the claim will enable us to determine the allowance eligibility without summoning the child to appear before the Medical Board.

Should eligibility be established upon the documents, your right to require, within 45 days, an examination by the Medical Board in presence of the child is reserved.

Benefit rates

The child eligible for an allowance due to prolonged feeding, Prader–Willi syndrome or nasogastric tube feeding, is entitled to a benefit rate of 100% and the additional monthly pension, which amount overall to NIS 3,479 .

The child eligible for intravenous feeding benefit, is entitled to a benefit rate of 188% and the additional monthly pension, which amount overall to NIS 6,542 .

The benefit is paid retroactively for up to one year prior to the date of claim submission.

For further information on benefit payment, click here.

Important

• You are entitled to receive, free of charge, advice and preparation for appointments at the Medical Board provided by "Helping Hand" centers.
• It is suggested to read further on developmental delay (until age 3) and on child dependence on the help of others in activities of daily living (from age 3). It is important to note that these types of entitlement require the actual examination of the child by the Medical Board.
• If you were summoned to appear with your child before a Medical Board and your child does not require assistance for everyday functions – you may request these activities to be excluded from examination.
• Prior to the Medical Board, it is recommended to prepare a list of your child's medical problems, and to indicate, during the Board, how these medical problems affect the functioning of the child and his parents.
• Receiving a disabled child allowance entitles to benefits from other institutions and organizations.