Conditions of entitlement


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A mother will be entitled to a birth grant under the following conditions:

You are a Israeli resident (12), or the wife of a Israeli resident (even when birth took place outside of Israel).

If you are not residing in Israel, you may be entitled to a grant if you were working in Israel at the time of your pregnancy, or your spouse has been working and employed in Israel for at least 6 consecutive months before childbirth (not including of the Palestinian autonomous areas), and provided that the delivery took place in Israel.

  • You gave birth to a living infant
  • You gave birth at home - you will be entitled to a birth grant and a hospitalization grant if you check into a hospital within 24 hours of the childbirth for a stay of 12 hours at least. Without a hospital check-in - you will be entitled to a birth grant after a medical doctor or a midwife confirmed to Health Ministry that the birth took place in accordance with Health Ministry's directives, but of course you won't qualify for a hospitalization grant.
  • You had a still birth after 22 full weeks of pregnancy.
  • You have adopted a child up to 10 years old - those adopting the child of their spouse are not entitled to the grant.
  • You have received the custody of a child through surrogacy


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