Following negotiations with the Ministries of Social Security and Finance, MK Yisrael Eichler (UTJ) has announced that a special Passover budget (Kimcha dePischa) of NIS 9 million will be allocated by the government to non-profit organizations who hand out food baskets to the needy for the Passover holiday.
MK Eichler said that the only way to protect thousands of families from the shame of hunger is to give out vouchers for food and medicine to those living under the poverty line.
"We hope that following the announcement that the government will provide this Kimcha dePischa assistance, vouchers will be distributed as well, in order to provide an immediate solution for thousands of poor families desperately in need of this help, who could be entirely ruined by the current crisis otherwise."