The National Insurance Institute is at your side during your life, from birth to advanced age, granting you a variety of social rights adapted to changing life situations. Further information...
The National Insurance Institute is responsible for the social security of Israeli residents. Its primary mission is to ensure means of subsistence for those unable to earn their living. Further information...
The National Insurance Institute collects insurance contributions from all residents according to their social background and status, and pays benefits to those entitled. Hence, the income of economically established groups is transferred to weak and vulnerable groups and, thereby, the National Insurance Institute contributes to a more equitable distribution of national income and the reduction of dimensions of poverty. Further information...
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If you meet the conditions of entitlement to unemployment benefit, you can receive unemployment benefits.
Here are the actions you need to take:
Register online on the Employment Service website.
Attach to the claim an employer certificate regarding the period of employment and pay (BL/1514) from all your employers, and specify under work stoppage grounds: other reasons – coronavirus crisis, alternatively, attach a letter from the employer with his signature and indicating that work stoppage is due to the coronavirus crisis.
For more information on unemployment benefit eligibility, click here.