Children

A child (under the National Insurance Law and under other laws which the NII is responsible for implementing) may entitle his parents or persons who maintain him to NII benefits, increments to benefits or an extension of the period of entitlement to benefits.

The definition of “child” changes with the different benefits.

Following are the benefits that have an increment for children or that their period of entitlement is lengthened due to children:

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.