Benefits to dependents of a work injured person

A dependents’ pension is paid at a rate of between 40% to 100% of the full pension the insured person would have been entitled to, had he/she been 100% disabled according to the number of dependents. Recipients of a dependents’ pension with low income receive an income supplement.

A widow with a child is entitled to a dependents’ pension, or if she is 40 years old or over, or if she is unable to support herself; also a widower if he has a child, or if he is 40 years old or over and is unable to support himself (and his gross income is less than NIS 4,913 (as of 01.01.2012) per month).

A one-time grant equivalent to 36 months of dependents’ pension. A person eligible for the grant is not entitled to a pension. A widow under 40 years of age without children at home and able to support herself is entitled to a dependents’ grant; also a widower under 40 years of age without children and unable to support himself (if his gross income is less than NIS 4,913 (as of 01.01.2012) per month).

To a widow/er who remarries a grant equivalent to 36 monthly allowances. The grant

is paid in two installments: the first part is paid right after the day of marriage and the other part is paid two years after the remarriage date (eligibility for dependents’ pension expires).

Vocational studies (vocational training); payment of maintenance allowance during the studies and payment of expenses related to training.

To an orphan child who dedicates most of his/her time to high-school studies or to vocational training, subject to an income test of the parent. The maintenance allowance sum NIS 763 (as of 01.01.2012) .

This grant is paid to a boy-orphan who reaches the  age of 13 and a girl-orphan who reaches the age of 12. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah grant rate is NIS 5,650 (as of 01.01.2012)

On the decease of a recipient of a disability pension whose disability was 50% or more, or on the decease of a recipient of a dependents’ allowance or old-age allowance, a one-time grant is paid to the spouse, and if there is no spouse, to the children (as defined by law).The sum of the grant NIS 8,475 (as of 01.01.2012) .

Under certain conditions, the survivors of the work disability pension recipient will be paid a one-time grant at the rate of 60% of the disability pension of the deceased multiplied by 36.