National Insurance under attack due to allowances: "Corruption. Need to pay 60,000 NIS"
A sharp attack online: an emotional post by an anonymous user sparked a heated discussion after they sharply criticized the attitude of the National Insurance Institute towards patients with fibromyalgia: "Suffering the most".
An unprecedented attack in the Facebook group "National Insurance - General Disability | Work Accidents | Special Services | Disabled Child | Mobility": an emotional post by an anonymous user sparked a heated discussion online after they sharply criticized the attitude of the National Insurance Institute towards patients with fibromyalgia.
"Does anyone here work at the National Insurance Institute?" the user wondered in pain. "Why is this terrible disease, fibromyalgia, treated so dismissively because there are charlatans and liars, even though there are documents from specialists and doctors? Why is the National Insurance Institute so cruel? Why do we have to fight them in such an exhausting and desperate way?"
The author described the difficulties of the disease: "We, the fibromyalgia patients, suffer the most. An invisible, terrible, and unbearable disease. It is a cursed muscle disease to which other symptoms of hearing inflammation and mental exhaustion are added". Along with this, they pointed an accusing finger at the representatives and wondered: "Has anyone here received a pension without a lawyer who needs to be paid 60,000 shekels for several years? By the way, this is corruption".
The sharp post immediately triggered a wide wave of reactions from group members, some of whom sought to provide a different perspective on the criteria for receiving the pension. "There are people who suffer more than people with fibro, where are you going with this?" wrote one of the users. "I am with fibromyalgia myself, it is not enough to receive a pension".
Another user reinforced these words and told of her personal experience: "It is not enough for a pension. I have a variety of background diseases in addition to fibro and therefore I do receive a pension, and I went alone only with documents... I wish we would not need a single shekel".
Along with this, there were also those who tried to provide practical solutions without the need for heavy financial expenses, and recommended applying for eligibility through institutional channels: "Contact 'Yad Mechuvenet' in your city of residence, they will help a lot if it is deserved".
