Officials from the Treasury, Histadrut labor federation and disabled rights groups are meeting tonight to discuss raising the monthly stipend for the severely disabled.
Disabled rights activists are demanding stipends equal to the minimum wage of NIS 5,000 ($1,416) per month, including for some categories of severe disabilities that are not classed as fully disabled.
In recent weeks, protesters have protested by stopping rush-hour traffic in some of Israel’s largest metropolitan areas.
The meeting tonight is the first such meeting since the campaign began.
According to Channel 2, the developing compromise would see the handicapped stipend rise to NIS 4,000 per month and be pegged to the average salary. There is no immediate word on whether the full stipend payments would expand to new classifications of disability.
One of a group of disabled individuals and social activists who blocked the entrance to Jerusalem in their campaign for a rise in disability stipends, September 18, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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