Benefits

Under the Accident Injury Insurance Law, benefits are provided for people injured in an accident, at home, on vacation and or during free time, who due to the accident have lost the ability to function. The benefits under this law are paid for up to 90 days of functional disability.

The purpose of alimony payment is to assist women and children, resident of Israel, possessing a court judgement for alimony who do not receive payment from the person obligated to pay alimony.

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.

If the National Insurance Institute rejected your claim, you are entitled to present a claim against the decision to the District Labor Court. The claim must be presented within 6 months of being informed of the Institute's decision.

The National Insurance Institute pays benefits to a child who has been orphaned and the State Attorney has determined that his/her parent  was killed by the parent's spouse.

A resident of Israel under the NII Law who is the parent of a child.

A resident and citizen of Israel who has been recognized by the competent authority as a Prisoner of Zion, or a relative of a Prisoner of Zion held in prison, or a family member of a Martyr, is entitled to benefits under the Benefits for Prisoners of Zion and their Families Law of 1992.

Spouse, child, parent, brother or sister (as defined in the Families of Soldiers Killed in Action Law) of a Prisoner of Zion who died in imprisonment, or of a Martyr ,who is an Israeli resident and citizen; In addition, the widow ,widower or child (as defined in the chapter on “Survivors”)of a Prisoner of Zion who received a benefit by force of the Prisoner of Zion Benefits Law ,and who died after 1 January 1999.

A person recognized by the memorial authority Yad Vashem as a righteous gentile, and residing in Israel, as well as family members of a righteous gentile (widow/widower and if there is no widow/er the child, as defined under the National Insurance Law, residing in Israel) are entitled to benefits.

The child of an insured person (including foster and adopted child) up to age 18; if completing his studies at a post-elementary educational institution or if in a pre-military framework – up to age 20; if a volunteer in a year of service – up to age 21,unless enlists in the IDF immediately following his volunteer service – with no age limit; if serving in the IDF, except for the permanent army – up to age 22,,but for not longer than until the end of 36 months of service; a girl in the voluntary National Service and a person who postpones his military service due to studies – up to age 22.

Wife of insured man at the time of his death, had been married to him for at least a year (six months for woman aged 55 and over), or has borne him a child.

Husband of insured woman at the time of her death, had been married to her for at least a year (six months for man aged 55 and over), if he has child living with him or has passed a means test.

The Benefits for Victims of Hostilities Law of 1970 provides victims of hostilities and their families with benefits, rehabilitation and grants.

The National Insurance Institute pays child allowance to all residents of Israel for each child under the age of 18. The allowance is monthly and is paid according to the number of children.

Volunteer pensioners provide counseling, guidance and practical assistance services to the elderly within the framework of the National Insurance Institute’s Counseling Service for the Elderly. In addition, the volunteers conduct regular visits to the homes of homebound elderly people who require assistance.

An employee whose employer has filed for bankruptcy or corporate liquidation is entitled to receive payment of the salary and severance pay owed him.

An income support benefit is paid to individuals and families in Israel not capable of ensuring themselves a basic minimum income for subsistence.

The National Insurance Institute has signed international Conventions to assure the protection the social security rights of a person who moves from one country to another, and to avoid dual insurance payments by Israelis living and working abroad.

The National Insurance Institute implements the Long-Term Care Insurance Law in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Health and the sick funds. Under this law, long-term care benefits are granted to the people who have reached retirement age who live at home and require help of others in performance of everyday functions (dressing, washing up, eating, walking around the house, etc.), as well as to elderly people who need supervision at home for their own safety as well as for the safety of those around them.

The main goal of maternity insurance is to ensure basic conditions for mothers giving birth and their newborn infants, and to reimburse working mothers for the lack of income due to pregnancy and childbirth.

Mobility benefits are provided, under an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the National Insurance Institute, to persons with leg injuries whose mobility is limited.

The purpose of old-age insurance is to ensure that residents of Israel have a fixed monthly income during their old age. Persons with low income are entitled to an income supplement.

The National Insurance Institute pays reserve duty benefits to any person who is called for army reserve service under the Defence Service Law, and to any person called for training under the Emergency Work Service Law (MELACH)

Survivors’ Insurance provides benefits to widow, widower and orphan  of deceased Israeli resident who was insured for Old-Age and Survivors’ Insurance for the period required by law and who paid the insurance contributions as required by law

Wife of insured man at the time of his death, had been married to him for at least a year (six months for woman aged 55 and over), or has borne him a child.

Husband of insured woman at the time of her death, had been married to her for at least a year (six months for man aged 55 and over), if he has child living with him or has passed a means test.

The child of an insured person at the time of the latter's death according to the NII definition of child.

The purpose of unemployment insurance is to provide a person who is unemployed against his/her will with alternative income for a limited period, in order to enable him/her to look for appropriate employment.

The National Insurance Institute’s vocational rehabilitation program is aimed at providing guidance and training for the disabled and for widows in order to help them find suitable employment. In addition, social services are provided to people injured at work or as a result of a hostile action.

Volunteers injured during and due to volunteer activities, including injury on the way to or from the volunteering site, as well as dependents of volunteers who passed away due to an injury incurred under these circumstances, are provided benefits as specified in the Work Injury Insurance chapter, and according to the conditions of eligibility specified therein.

The purpose of work injury insurance is to compensate persons for loss of income due to injury at work and to help them return to work by providing vocational rehabilitation services.

The Polio Victims Compensation Law-2007 compensates polio victims who are residents of Israel and who became ill with polio on May 14, 1948 or thereafter.

Under the law, a person recognized as a polio victim who became disabled as a result of the polio is entitled to a lump-sum compensation as well as to a monthly pension or grant, in accordance with his disability percentage or percentage of mobility limitation. The compensation and pension do not affect the other benefits paid to polio victims.