Finance Minister: The payment of double benefits will continue in 2022

Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman has decided that the payment of double benefits will continue in 2022. Due to the continued spread of the corona virus and its effect on the Israeli economy, the Minister of Finance decided today (Wednesday) to extend the temporary directive on non-offsetting unemployment benefits. Senior citizen's pension, disability, income support or alimony.
The move means that unemployed people during 2022, who will be entitled to an unemployment benefit in parallel with a senior citizen's pension, disability, income support or alimony, will continue to receive these benefits in addition to the unemployment benefit, similar to the situation in the last two years. This will prevent harm to these populations who would have expected to lose a significant portion of their income had it not been for the extension of the temporary order.
The Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman: "The decision to continue providing double benefits is part of a series of measures at the center of which is the certainty that we are obligated to provide to the weakened populations in the State of Israel.
"I thank the chairman of the Labor and Welfare Committee, Efrat Reitan, for fully cooperating in advancing this important initiative.