The National Insurance Institute is at your side during your life, from birth to advanced age, granting you a variety of social rights adapted to changing life situations. Further information...
The National Insurance Institute is responsible for the social security of Israeli residents. Its primary mission is to ensure means of subsistence for those unable to earn their living. Further information...
The National Insurance Institute collects insurance contributions from all residents according to their social background and status, and pays benefits to those entitled. Hence, the income of economically established groups is transferred to weak and vulnerable groups and, thereby, the National Insurance Institute contributes to a more equitable distribution of national income and the reduction of dimensions of poverty. Further information...
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Processing a request for assistance can take between 6 and 8 months, until the approval of the project and the signing of the contract. Your proposal shall be discussed and decided upon by two committees: the nationwide committee and the public committee of the NII. Both committees discuss the requests based on the material submitted. Final approvals by the Minister of Social Affairs and the Minister of Finance allow for the drafting of the legal contract between the assisted body and the National Insurance, and for the project execution to go ahead.