RELATED:Sa'ar slams kollel stipend bill, calls for haredi dialoguePolice: Haredi yeshivas made millions in ID fraud"The other principal, which I fully support, is that we can not eternalize poverty," the prime minister explained. "We cannot encourage the current situation to continue. The new arrangement will provide an economic incentive for students to go out and work and improve their economic situation.""If we show sensitivity to the thousands of poor families, the problem will gradually be solved," Netanyahu said.According to the plan, which will be brought to a vote in the next cabinet meeting, the number of yeshiva students receiving government stipends would be limited to those with three children, no car and an income of up to NIS 1200.The plan also allows an additional NIS 50 million to be allocated to aid university students in need. The Prime Minister's Office released a statement saying that the measure fulfills the High Court's requirement of equality, in its June 2010 decision on yeshiva student stipends.The statement also said that the plan's purpose is to encourage haredi employment and to equally aid students of all kinds.Funding for kolel students will be limited to NIS 127 million per year. Some will receive the aid for five years, which will consist of NIS 1040 in the first four years, and then 75% of that sum in the fifth year. During that fifth year, the students will be able to work half days and study the other half of the day, and will be expected to be fully employed by the end of the year.A small amount of students will be "constant students," that may stay in yeshivas without working. The PMO estimates that this will only include 2,000 haredim.Today, approximately 11,000 students receive government stipends.
Netanyahu to propose new, limited haredi stipend bill
Plan to limit most kollel student funding to five years; PM: "If we're sensitive to poor families, the problem will gradually be solved."
RELATED:Sa'ar slams kollel stipend bill, calls for haredi dialoguePolice: Haredi yeshivas made millions in ID fraud"The other principal, which I fully support, is that we can not eternalize poverty," the prime minister explained. "We cannot encourage the current situation to continue. The new arrangement will provide an economic incentive for students to go out and work and improve their economic situation.""If we show sensitivity to the thousands of poor families, the problem will gradually be solved," Netanyahu said.According to the plan, which will be brought to a vote in the next cabinet meeting, the number of yeshiva students receiving government stipends would be limited to those with three children, no car and an income of up to NIS 1200.The plan also allows an additional NIS 50 million to be allocated to aid university students in need. The Prime Minister's Office released a statement saying that the measure fulfills the High Court's requirement of equality, in its June 2010 decision on yeshiva student stipends.The statement also said that the plan's purpose is to encourage haredi employment and to equally aid students of all kinds.Funding for kolel students will be limited to NIS 127 million per year. Some will receive the aid for five years, which will consist of NIS 1040 in the first four years, and then 75% of that sum in the fifth year. During that fifth year, the students will be able to work half days and study the other half of the day, and will be expected to be fully employed by the end of the year.A small amount of students will be "constant students," that may stay in yeshivas without working. The PMO estimates that this will only include 2,000 haredim.Today, approximately 11,000 students receive government stipends.