Income Support - Death grant

Upon the death of a person who receives an income support benefit from the National Insurance Institute, a lump-sum grant is paid to the person who was his spouse at the time of his death. If there is no spouse, the grant is paid to the child of the benefit recipient, provided that the child meets the definition of a child under the National Insurance Law. The death grant is usually paid automatically and there is no need to submit a claim.

The son or daughter of an insured person (including foster child, adopted child and grandchild supported entirely by the insured person, except for a married child) who meets one of the following conditions: *up to age 18; *if completing his studies at a post-elementary educational institution or studying in a framework to complete matriculation exams, or having a learning disability and studying in a framework recognized by the NII– up to age 20; *if in a pre-army IDF framework – up to age 20;* if a volunteer in a framework of public service for up to 12 months and his army service is deferred due to this volunteering – up to age 21; *if serving compulsory service in the IDF – up to age 24; *if serving in the voluntary National Service – up to age 24;*if studying in an "atuda" framework and deferring army service due to studies – up to age 24.

The grant is NIS 8,475 (as of 01.01.2012) .

A death grant is paid also to a person who paid most of the expenses for the gravestone after the death of both spouses within a short period of time, and if all the following conditions are met (in this case, a claim for a death grant must be submitted):

1.   The spouse was entitled to a death grant by virtue of the deceased's entitlement.
2.   The spouse of the deceased died within 100 days of his spouse's  death , and no death grant was paid.
3.   The deceased has no child as defined by the National Insurance Law.
4.   The deceased died on or after January 1, 2003.

The son or daughter of an insured person (including foster child, adopted child and grandchild supported entirely by the insured person, except for a married child) who meets one of the following conditions: *up to age 18; *if completing his studies at a post-elementary educational institution or studying in a framework to complete matriculation exams, or having a learning disability and studying in a framework recognized by the NII– up to age 20; *if in a pre-army IDF framework – up to age 20;* if a volunteer in a framework of public service for up to 12 months and his army service is deferred due to this volunteering – up to age 21; *if serving compulsory service in the IDF – up to age 24; *if serving in the voluntary National Service – up to age 24;*if studying in an "atuda" framework and deferring army service due to studies – up to age 24.