Olmert to give Holocaust survivors small monthly sum of money
By: Israel Insider staff
Published: July 30, 2007
According to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's new plan, Holocaust survivors in Israel over the age of 70 will receive an additional sum added on to their pensions and National Insurance benefits.
The plan will affect up to 120,000 survivors who receive senior citizen allowances. Each person is slated to receive NIS 83 per month in the first year, and is expected to see a gradual annual increase.
"We are correcting a 60-year-old blight," Olmert said of the decision. "Holocaust survivors living in Israel are entitled to live respectably without reaching a situation in which it is beyond their means to enjoy a hot meal.
"The neglect of successive governments will not continue. It is important to see to it that Holocaust survivors receive these supplements and are able to live honorably."
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