Returning residents are in the care of the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption after they return to Israel, and may be eligible for support from the Ministry during the first year after their arrival in Israel.
In certain cases, returning residents can receive an income support benefit from the National Insurance Institute as a supplement to the support provided by the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption.
At the end of the period of entitlement to the support from the Ministry, the returning resident can check his/her eligibility for an income support benefit from the NII. He/she may be eligible for a benefit providing he/she has been recognized as an
Israeli residentA person whose life is centered in Israel. Criteria for determining this include: Israel is your permanent place of residence, where your family resides, where your children go to school, your primary place of work, or where you are studying. and has lived in Israel as a resident for at least 24 consecutive months (taking into account the period he/she lived in Israel as a resident before leaving the country). Moreover, he/she must also to meet the other
conditions of eligibility for an income support benefit.