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Israel Revises Eligibility Criteria for Disabled Parking Permits to Focus on Functional Assessment

Israel is revising disabled parking permit rules to require functional assessments alongside medical documentation, affecting hundreds of thousands of permit holders. About one-third of current permits were found improperly granted, prompting a reapplication process under stricter standards.

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What happened

01Israel updates disabled parking permit eligibility focusing on medical and functional status.
02Eligible groups include blind individuals, mobility allowance recipients, and certain IDF disabled veterans.
03Foreign residents and income-ineligible applicants face a separate evaluation process.
04About 150,000 permits were improperly granted, prompting a reexamination.
05Applicants must now demonstrate actual functional impairment, not just submit documents.
06Non-recognition by National Insurance or government bodies disqualifies applicants.