The amount of the allowance (Updated to Jan 01, 2020) is determined by three factors: the number of children in the family, their birth dates and whether or not the family is entitled to a subsistence benefit from the NII.
To help you in determining the amount of child allowance to which you are entitled, you can use this simulator (in Hebrew) for an easy and fast benefit calculation.
Benefit rates for children who were born up to May 31, 2003:
| 1st | NIS 152 |
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| 2nd | NIS 192 |
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| 3rd | NIS 192 |
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| 4th | NIS 340 |
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| 5th and subsequent | NIS 359 |
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Benefit rates for children who were born on June 1, 2003 or later:
| 1st | NIS 152 |
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| 2nd | NIS 192 |
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| 3rd | NIS 192 |
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| 4th | NIS 192 |
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| 5th and subsequent | NIS 152 |
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Increment for a parent receiving a subsistence benefit
An increment to child allowance is paid to any parent who receives one of the following benefits from the NII: income support, maintenance (alimony), old-age pension with income supplement or survivors' pension with income supplement.
The increment is paid for the third and fourth children in the family and amounts to NIS 99 per child.
Deductions from the allowance
The National Insurance Institute is entitled to deduct from child allowance any debt of one of the parents to the NII.