For those receiving additional benefits from the Institute


Those receiving dependents’ benefits are not eligible to receive other benefits from the National Insurance Institute at the same time, except for child allowances. However, a child whose two parents were killed in a work accident is eligible for payment of a dependents’ benefit on the basis of the father as well as on the basis of the mother.

A person who receives dependents’ benefits and due to the same event, is also eligible for survivors’ benefits, may choose one of the benefits. If s/he chooses the dependents’ benefits, its amount shall be no less than the amount of the survivors’ benefits that s/he is eligible for.

A person who receives dependents’ benefits and is eligible for another benefit, such as general disability benefit or old-age pension, must choose one of the benefits.

Regarding a person entitled to dependents’ benefits who becomes eligible for an old-age pension as well (and has completed the qualifying period for old-age insurance), the following provisions shall apply:

1.     If s/he chooses the old-age pension, half of the dependents’ benefits s/he is entitled to shall be paid to him/her in addition to the old-page pension, only if this half is no great that 50% of the survivors’ benefits according to the National Insurance Law.

2.     If s/he chooses the dependents’ benefits, it shall be no less than the amount of the overall benefit that would have been paid to him/her, if s/he had chosen the old-age pension (as mentioned above).

 

As of September 1, 1995, a person eligible for dependents’ benefits who becomes eligible for an old-age pension, or a person eligible for an old-age pension who become eligible for dependents’ benefits, shall receive the greater of the following benefits:

  1. Full dependents’ benefits, supplemented by half an old-age pension.
  2. Full old-age pension, supplemented by half a dependents’ benefits.
  3. Full old-age pension, supplemented by half a survivors’ pension (where there is eligibility for a survivors’ pension).

 

The claim for old-age or survivors’ pension must be submitted to the Old Age or Survivors Department at your local NII branch.