Old Age and Survivors

The form is designed to be completed by:

An Israeli residentA person whose life is centered in Israel. Criteria for determining this include: Israel is your permanent place of residence, where your family resides, where your children go to school, your primary place of work, or where you are studying. aged 67 and older who worked as a salaried employee for at least 3 months before being sent on unpaid leave or dismissed.

The period of work stoppage or unpaid leave reaches at least 30 days.

Please note, if you receive a retirement pension – you will only be eligible for the grant if the gross amount of the monthly pension is below NIS 5,000.

If you are in possession of a biometric ID, it is important to activate it before completing the request form. For information and instructions on ID activation (ID activation process may take up to two business days).

​This form is proof of your existence for consulates or those authorized to know according to the laws of the state.

Please note, the insured aged 85 and above must send us an original life certificate only by mail (and not through the document sending service on the website)

​Request to receive income supplement in addition to old-age or survivor's pension in order to ensure income at a minimal rate.

Please note, one month before reaching retirement age, the National Insurance Institute will send insured people an old age pension claim form to the address that appears on the register of the Ministry of the Interior.  

One's personal information will be already filled out on the form, and women will also receive a page on the insurance periods that they have accumulated. The form that appears on the website does not include this personal information or this page with the insurance periods.

An instractional video on how to fill out the claim form (in Hebrew)

Request for an additional allowance for a spouse who receives no other pension from the NII.​

Request for survivor’s benefit for the widow and orphans of an Israeli resident who was not insured (because he/she took up residence in Israel after having reached retirement age).

The form is a declaration of income for:

1. A widower receiving a survivor's benefit – to check his eligibility for continued receipt of the benefit.
2. A widow or widower receiving living expenses for children in the survivor's benefit – to check their eligibility for continued receipt of living expenses.

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​This form is for someone receiving an Old-Age Pension and claiming a spousal supplement. He/she must fill in the spouse's income from all sources and attach the relevant confirmations.

​This form shall be filled out by women born from year 1960, whose retirement age has been raised (thus far by 4 months) and who may be entitled to a payment during those months.