חוק הגנה על מענקים מיוחדים (חרבות ברזל), התשפ"ד-2023

Government bill · Published 2 Nov 2023

1Tabled
2Reading 125 Oct 2023
3Committee
4Readings 2-31 Nov 2023
5Published2 Nov 2023

How it affects you

Grants for evacuees and families of hostages or missing people cannot be transferred, pledged or garnished, except for court-ordered maintenance. The protection also lasts 90 days after payment through a bank or the postal company.

Who gains

Evacuees Their grants are protected from transfer, pledging and garnishment Section 2(א)
Families of hostages and missing people Their grants are protected from transfer, pledging and garnishment Section 2(א)
The finance and justice ministers They can change the list of protected grants by order Section 3

Who pays

Creditors They cannot garnish protected grants, except for maintenance payments Section 2(א)

Under the table

Passed quickly
7 days from first reading to the final vote, against a median of 39 in this Knesset.
Omnibus law
This law changes 7 different laws at once.
Temporary provision
The law, or part of it, is temporary and needs an extension to stay in force.