Children - Conditions of entitlement

Any of the following is entitled to a child allowance:

1.   An Israeli resident who has one child or more.
2.   Someone who is not a resident of Israel, but lives in Israel with one or more of his children, provided that he has been working in Israel as a salaried employee or as a self-employed worker for at least 6 months, and he has a visa from the Ministry of the Interior to live and work in Israel.
3.   A child who immigrated to Israel without his parents.
4.   A person who is caring for a child that is not his own child - provided that he was appointed as guardian or as the recipient of the allowance, and provided that he has been supporting the child for at least 12 months. The allowance is paid as of the 13^th month (after 12 months of support).

Conditions of entitlement for receiving the allowance:

      1.   The child is not yet 18 years of age.
2.   The child is living in Israel.
There is no entitlement to the allowance for a teenage boy or girl who marries.

A person whose life is centered in Israel. Among the criteria for determining residence in this context: permanent place of residence, place at which the family is staying, place of the children's education, main place of work, place of learning.

A child under the age of 18, living in Israel.