The National Insurance publishes the 2026 benefit rates according to the CPI and average wage

The National Insurance publishes the 2026 benefit rates according to the price index and average wage.

According to the law, National Insurance benefits are linked partly to the average wage and partly to the index. The National Insurance publishes the amount of benefits for this year.

As every year, the National Insurance publishes the benefit rates linked, according to the law, to the consumer price index and the average wage. As a reminder, 'disability benefits', which include the 'General Disability' pension, 'Attendance' allowance and the 'Disabled Child' allowance, are the main benefits linked to the average wage, after the Disability Reform that was finally passed in 2021.

The average wage for the purpose of updating the benefits will increase by 3.4% and starting in January 2026, the National Insurance benefits will be updated and the general disability pension at full earning incapacity level (earning incapacity following an injury) will be 4,771 NIS while last year it was 4,556 NIS and two years ago (2024) the benefit was 4,291 NIS.

In a situation of disability with a full degree earning capacity with a spouse increment (who is not disabled), will now receive 6,229 NIS, while last year the allowance was 6,024 NIS and two years ago (2024) 5,673 NIS.

The attendance allowance, which is intended for people with a more severe disability, also increases in accordance with the change in average wage, so that 50% of the individual pension will be NIS 1,943, 112% NIS 4,501, 188% NIS 7,181 and 235% will be NIS 9,126, the supplement for a ventilator will be NIS 10,774, the supplement for a person eligible at 188% level who employs 2 caregivers NIS 7,182.

The 'disabled child' allowance is also increasing and for a child with 100% disability, the allowance will increase from NIS 3,694 to NIS 3,820. An increase of NIS 126. The supplement for a disabled child is also on a ventilator will increase from NIS 10,421 to NIS 10,774 as of January, an increase of NIS 353.

However, old-age, survivors, income support pensions are indexed and the amounts of these pensions, as January 2026, will increase at a lower rate, 2.4%, according to the law.

The old-age pension for an individual will increase from 1,795 NIS to 1,838 NIS. (For those aged 80+, there is an increase of 103 NIS). For an individual with a spouse who does not receive this pension, the old-age pension will increase from 2,697 NIS to 2,762 NIS, an increase of 65 NIS. Most pension recipients are entitled to a 50% insurance seniority increase, which increases the pension amount for an individual to 2,757 NIS and accordingly for the rest of the family. Survivors' pension (widower, widow and orphan of an Israeli resident who was insured and paid National Insurance according to law) will also increase proportionally by tens of shekels.

Long-term care pension: long-term care benefits can be provided in money but also in various nursing services such as: nursing care providers, laundry services, distress buttons, etc. A level 1 nursing care person (a relatively easier nursing care situation), who receives a full cash allowance will receive 1,659 NIS and at level 6 (a relatively most difficult nursing care situation) for someone who does not employ a foreign caregiver will receive – 7,238 NIS.

A nursing care person who receives half of the allowance (due to an income test) will receive at level 1 – 829 NIS, and at level 6, 3,618 NIS.

Long-term care benefits are expected to increase in April 2026 with the increase in the minimum wage.

Child allowances and savings for each child – as mentioned, in 2025 these entitlements were frozen. In 2026, the benefits increased in accordance with the change in the consumer price index and will range from 173 NIS for the first child, and for the second to fourth child – 219 NIS per child. It should be noted that from the fifth child onwards, the amount decreases to the amount of the allowance received for the first child.

The birth grant also increases based on the index and not according to the average wage and the birth grant for the first child will increase from 2,054 NIS to 2,103 NIS, an increase of 49 NIS.

The birth grant for a second child will increase from 924 NIS to 946 NIS, and for a third child and beyond the allowance will increase from 616 NIS to 631 NIS. The birth grant for twins will increase from 10,268 NIS in 2025 to 10,514 NIS.

Income support benefit– up to age 55, the income support benefit increases by between 48 NIS and 95 NIS depending on the family situation. From age 55 to retirement age, the amounts are indeed higher, but the increase ranges from 61 NIS to 124 NIS depending on the family situation and composition.

National Insurance Institute's statement: "In recent years, national insurance benefits for people with disabilities have increased while others which are linked to the index – have not changed substantially. The National Insurance Institute issues reports throughout the year to reflect the economic situation of Israeli citizens, the need for assistance or change that aligns with public needs in accordance with the current economic reality. There are entitlements that, in our humble opinion, should be more beneficial, such as: income support benefits, old-age pensions, etc, and at the same time, existing rights for entitlements as a whole should be preserved as they guarantee a way out of poverty, economic security and assistance to those in need, with full right."