Prime Minister's Office-Finance Ministry Joint Announcement
Israel - Prime Minister's Office
The 37th Government
18.02.2024
Agreement was reached regarding the return of the residents of the Western Negev and Sderot, at a meeting between area council heads and the Finance Minister, the Finance Ministry Director General, the Prime Minister's Office Director General and the Director General of the Tekuma Authority.
At a meeting at the Finance Ministry, agreement was reached on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's outline for the return of the residents of Sderot and the communities of the Western Negev.
According to the timetable that will be approved with the IDF, the return will be possible as of 1 March 2024. Those who choose to remain in hotels will be able to stay there until 7 July 2024.
Under the outline, acclimation grants will be provided, for example:
Individual - NIS 15,480
Couple - Approximately NIS 30,960
Couple + child - NIS 38,700
Couple + two children - Approximately NIS 46,400
It was agreed that under the grant outline, the level would be determined according to the date of return and the needs stemming from the length of the acclimation period.
A detailed decision will be submitted for Government approval forthwith.
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