Special services (שר"ם) and mobility
Special services (Sharam, שר"ם) is a benefit from the National Insurance Institute (ביטוח לאומי) for people up to retirement age who need a lot of help with daily activities. Someone who has already reached retirement age applies for the long-term care benefit (גמלת סיעוד) instead.
Who is eligible for special services
Men and women up to retirement age, insured by the National Insurance Institute, who need a lot of help from another person with dressing, eating, bathing, moving around the home, and controlling bodily needs, or who need constant supervision to prevent danger to themselves or others. Important: after retirement age, the place to turn is the long-term care benefit. See the guide on the long-term care benefit. What happens to someone who already gets special services when they reach retirement age was not checked here. It is worth asking the National Insurance Institute.
How it works
1. Make sure you meet the conditions. 2. Submit a claim with the medical documents. 3. A doctor from the National Insurance Institute reviews the documents. 4. If needed, you are invited to a medical committee to check dependence. 5. You get a decision. If approved, the benefit is paid on the 28th of the month.
- Claim form for special services
- Recent medical documents
- ID card and bank account details
Mobility
Mobility is a separate benefit for someone with a walking limitation. It is checked separately from special services. The eligibility conditions were not checked in this guide. They are on the National Insurance Institute website under disability and illness.
This information is general. The mobility conditions, the benefit amounts, and the move to the long-term care benefit at retirement age were not checked (needs_verification). Contact the National Insurance Institute, *6050.
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