430
Itongadol.- The Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel has released their annual report on the current situation of Holocaust survivors in Israel on the eve of Holocaust Rememberance Day. In 2015, there are approximately 189,000 survivors living in Israel, two thirds of whom are women.
There are no less than 45,000 survivors living under the poverty line, surviving on less than NIS 3,000 a month, according to data received from the National Insurance Institute.
The mortality rate of survivors has increased drastically. Approximately 40 survivors die every day, an average of 14,200 each year.
The annual report edited at the Brookdale Institute shows that the averge age of survivors today is 83.3.
Approximately a third of the survivor population (36 percent) live alone and have to fend for themselves. Half the survivors are widows and widowers. Approximately two- thirds (65%) of those in need of aid are above the age of 80 and 13% are above the age of 90.
In 2014, approximately 490 infirm survivors died every month in comparison to the 460 and 430 in 2013 and 2012 respectively.
The number of infirm survivors has also steadily increased. In 2014 about 28,000 survivors received nursing care from the foundation, up 7.5% from the 26,000 survivors who received assistance in 2013. Between 2010 and 2014 there has been a 25% increase in those in need of nursing care.