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| Grant to Demobilized Soldier Working at a Job Vital to the National Economy |
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Under the National Insurance Law, a one-time grant is paid to demobilized soldiers who worked at preferred job.
Work in industrial plants and workshops will entitle the recipient to only 80% of the full grant payment
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| Who is entitled to the grant? | |
The grant will be paid to anyone who meets the following criteria:
 He worked at a vital job for at least 6 months, not necessarily
consecutive, within 24 months from the day of demobilization
from regular army service. As for work in the agriculture, it is
possible to work at least 4 months and receive a partial grant.
Beginning of work within 12 months from demobilization (or
during the second year if he was entitled to unemployment
benefits on the day that he started work).
Demobilized soldiers who are members of a kibbutz or cooperative
settlement (moshav) who worked in vital jobs in the kibbutz or
cooperative settlement (moshav) or outside of them, are also entitled
to the grant.
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| Rate of grant | |
The sum of a full grant is NIS 9,240 (as of 01.01.2012) . A person who received unemployment benefit in the 11 months preceding the beginning of the vital job will have the unemployment benefit that he received deducted from the sum of the grant he is entitled to. In certain cases, the soldier is entitled to a partial grant. Detailed information is available at NII branches. |
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| Claim for grant | |
The claim for a grant should be submitted at the National Insurance Institute after 6 months of employment and no later than after 12 months from completing 6 months of work. When submitting the claim, one has to attach certification of the place of work, type of work and the period of work, and the number of days worked in each month.
Please click here to download a claim form . The form can be sent by mail. |
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