חוק הרשות הלאומית למאבק בעוני, התשפ"ה-2025Law National Authority for Combating Poverty, 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

This Law establishes the National Authority for the Fight Against Poverty, which will act to reduce poverty, prevent its deepening, and rescue people from poverty. The Authority will be established within the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, and it will be independent in exercising its powers. It is also determined that government ministries, local authorities and statutory corporations will consult with the Authority on matters relating to the fight against poverty and its prevention. This Law determines the roles of the Authority, including: formulating a multi-year national plan and annual plans for the fight against poverty and poverty prevention, supervising the bodies required to implement the plans, advising the Government in formulating policy in the Authority's fields of activity, and coordination between government ministries and between them and local authorities in the field of the fight against poverty. It is further determined that, if necessary, the Authority will assist the Government and local authorities in providing assistance with food distribution to populations in need thereof, as well as in preventing poverty among populations at risk of poverty. An additional role of the Authority is to propose legislation in its fields of action, as well as to submit opinions on bills and proposals for subordinate legislation relating to its fields of action, within which it will present the possible effects of the proposed legislation on the fight against poverty. This Law determines that the Minister of Welfare and Social Security will appoint for the Authority a council of 29 members, who will include government representatives and public representatives with knowledge and experience in the Authority's fields of action, including at least one representative with life experience of poverty. The council will chart the Authority's policy, guide the Authority's director in fulfilling their role, approve the multi-year national plan and the annual plans, and will also discuss the Authority's budget proposal and the report on its activities to be submitted by the Authority. A national center for information and research will also be established within the Authority, which will collect information, process data and conduct international comparisons in the field of poverty and in the Authority's fields of action. The center's research will be conducted in coordination with the National Insurance Institute. The Authority's budget will be submitted for the approval of the Director General of the Ministry of Welfare each year, and it will be determined within the framework of the annual Budget Law, within the budget of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security.

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