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| Child allowance for adoptive parents |
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Residents of Israel who adopt a child are entitled to a child allowance. The allowance is paid once a month, on the 20th of the month.
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| How to submit the claim | |
To receive the allowance, the parents must submit a claim for a child allowance on the form Personal Claim for a Child Allowance, at the National Insurance Institute branch closest to their place of residence. |
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| Additional documents to submit | |
Adoption in Israel
If a child is received for adoption from the Child Welfare Services of the Ministry of Social Affairs, certification from the Child Welfare Services must be attached to the claim for a child allowance, containing the names of the adoptive parents and their identity numbers, the name of the child, his date of birth and the temporary identity number given to him. Upon receipt of the child's permanent identity number from the Ministry of the Interior, it must be submitted to the National Insurance Institute.
Adoption abroad
If a child is adopted abroad, a claim can be submitted for a child allowance only after the child is registered in the identity cards of the adoptive parents. Details of the bank account in which the child allowance is to be deposited must be recorded in the claim form, and you must attach authorization from the bank or a canceled check confirming that you are the holder of the account in which you wish to receive the allowance. |
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| When to submit the claim | |
A claim to receive a grant for an adoptive parent, vacation pay or a child allowance must be submitted within 12 months from the date of receiving the child for fostering with the aim of adopting in Israel, or from the date of receiving the child for adoption abroad.
If the claim is submitted after 12 months have elapsed since that date, retroactive payment will only be received for the 12 months preceding submission of the claim. |
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| Period of entitlement | |
Entitlement to an allowance begins from the date on which the child is received for fostering with the aim of adoption (and not from the date on which the adoption order is granted by the court) or, in cases in which the adoption occurs abroad, from the date on which the child enters Israel.
If the adoption or the child’s entry into Israel occurs up to the 15th of the month, the child allowance will be paid from the month of the child’s adoption or from the month in which the child entered Israel.
If the adoption or the child’s entry into Israel occurs on the 16th of the month or later, the child allowance will be paid as of the month after the month of the adoption or as of the month after the month in which the child entered Israel. |
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| Tip regarding the child allowance for adoptive parents | |
Immediately upon receiving the child for fostering with the aim of adopting, the adoptive parents are entitled to the child allowance from the National Insurance Institute, and are entitled to submit a claim for the allowance. There is no need to wait until the adoption order is granted by the court in order to submit the claim. |
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