(haipo) - A mother from Kiryat Ata (41) who suffers from a disability lives in a small apartment with her 5 children, 3 of whom are on the autistic spectrum.
"13 years ago, I entered Amigor's 3-room apartment in Kiryat Ata," she tells painfully. "I am the mother of 5 children, 3 of whom are on the autistic spectrum, and living in such a small apartment is simply a terrible suffering for all of us. I always contact and ask to see if there is a bigger apartment that could improve my children's life and mine, and every time I am told that there are no apartments. My apartment is currently on the first floor, and it is difficult for me to go up the stairs. Two and a half years ago, I was shown a 4-room apartment, which was not suitable for me and the children Let there be as few stairs as possible in the apartment, so that it won't be difficult for me to get home and for the children to have a little more space."
All we have to do is pray
Even in routine the family suffers from living in the apartment, and the situation is even worse during the current war. "I don't have an emergency room and there's no shelter nearby," she says. "When I turn to check what the children and I are supposed to do in such a situation, the answer I get is that we have to go down to the stairwell, but the stairwell is not fixed either, but open and with a tiled roof." , she says.
"When there are alarms I stay at home, I have nowhere to go. The shelter is two buildings away from our building, and it takes us more than a minute to get there. We only have to pray when there is an alarm. They tell us to go to the most protected place there is, but there isn't one. I'm not talking about what might happen if, God forbid, a missile falls on us, or even a few tens of meters from our house... the feeling is that no one cares."
How do you manage in such a small apartment?
"The meaning of living in a 3-room apartment for us is that 4 children sleep in one room. I have 3 children on the autistic continuum, who need space, and they live in misery in an apartment that is so small. It is impossible to live in such conditions. Because I have 3 children on the autism spectrum The autistic sequence The housing ministry is supposed to purchase an apartment for me. I don't know if anyone can imagine life with 3 children with special needs in such a small apartment, when there is no one who comes, even for a short time, and helps me, everything falls only on me."
What would you like to happen?
"If they don't find an apartment that suits us, I hope they will at least give us full rent assistance. Increased assistance that won't be enough for the apartment will not be of any use to me. Today I pay 250 NIS for the current apartment, and even that amount is difficult for me to pay. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to pay a higher amount."
How do the children accept the situation?
"I have a 19 year old daughter, she is a soldier and wants her privacy, wants her own room. I had no choice, and I gave her my room. She serves a week at the base and a week at home. When she is home, I sleep in the living room. I have 3 children aged 11, 9 and 60, who are on the autistic continuum and I feel that living in a XNUMX square meter apartment is harming their development. I told this to the Ministry of Housing, but it did not help to advance the situation."
"It is very crowded in our apartment and it is very, very difficult to live in such conditions. My parents live in the central area, but it is important for me to stay in Kiryat Ata. I have no help and I do everything myself for the children. My children fight all the time because of the crowding. I have four grown daughters and an older son, and I am very afraid of the moment when the little boy, now two years old, will no longer be able to stay in the same room with the three older girls."
"When a suitable apartment becomes available, it will be offered to her"
The Ministry of Housing responded Because the applicant lives in a 3-room public housing apartment on the second floor, and is currently waiting to receive a 4-room apartment on the 2nd floor, and her position in the queue to receive the apartment is 2.
"When a suitable apartment becomes available, she will be offered it. We note that all the medical documents she submitted were examined by a medical consultant who determined that there is no medical necessity for a floor lower than the 2nd floor. In April 2024, she was offered a 4.5-room apartment on the second floor, but she refused this apartment for her own reasons. If there is a change in the situation The medical office of any member of the family can apply again to examine the issue, also if the applicant prefers to leave the public housing apartment in favor of an apartment Rented in the free market, she will be entitled to increased rent assistance, amounting to NIS 3,900.
Lavi Noor, a leader and spokesman for the Federation of the Disabled in Israel, asked to give his opinion:
Unfortunately, we experience the plight of the disabled in the country every day, and I have more than once warned the authorities and ministries that deal with the issue of accessibility that the plight of the disabled, especially during war, is greater and more complex than what they experience on normal days. We will continue and work with all our might for proper accessibility for all people with disabilities in the State of Israel, and for the avoidance of doubt, the matter will be forwarded on our behalf to the relevant parties who handle it and we will assist as much as possible."
Why should the public fund the stupid choices she makes. Who brings 5 children without a job?
where is dad
You have 3 children on the streak and are you bringing another one??
Each child on the continuum receives a NIS 3000 allowance per month, which is NIS 9000 + your disability allowance. Where exactly is this money going?
I also live in a house without dimensions, a shelter or a repair stairwell and go during an alarm to the most protected that is in the middle of the apartment and I pay another large mortgage for it and do not prepare for anyone.
Tehri an article like this should enact a law for a license to parent.
Why five? Two is not enough? I didn't understand who she expects to care? And why after disabled children bring in a two-year-old, where is the father? The lack of responsibility is on you alone. Bringing children to misery and suffering is your decision alone. As a single parent, I raised 2 sons without any benefit or discount, Because my salary did not justify a discount! They are currently fighting for 400 days in Lebanon and Gaza in patrols, they grew up surrounded by love, and what can they contribute to the country And to others, and not what the state and the environment can contribute to them! If I were you, I would be ashamed and not take risks and come with demands.
If the children have fathers, then they are obliged to provide for them.
If there are no fathers, then a little modesty on her part won't hurt. Couples bring two children into the world because they understand that they are responsible for their livelihood. And it turns out that there are some who first bring 5 children and then risk it and try to swindle the state, which even so deploys all these 6 people on a regular basis.
They give you NIS 3900 as a gift to rent a large apartment, many working people never dream of renting an apartment for this amount
shocking
You have been in the apartment for 13 years. Why bring 3 more children to this situation? Because an imaginary friend will help? Where is the warranty?
And where is the father?
Sorry but only you parents are to blame in this situation.
What was she thinking when she had 5 children. There is one who is only 2 years old….
disabled. single parent Makes 5 children. Who exactly did she trust?
Perhaps she trusted the ultra-Orthodox minister of housing, Goldknopf.
It is not written anywhere that she is a single parent.
She chose great fathers for her children, fathers who take care of providing for their children...
They probably don't connect with this strange concept, that it is the parents' responsibility to provide for their children and not drop six people on the state budget.