Receiving benefits

Child allowance

Israeli citizens working in a representation abroad will still be entitled to child allowance, until their children turn 18. If the child allowance stopped being paid, you must send an inquiry in writing, exclusively through an executive officer, to the Department of Human Capital – Head of Overseas Human Resources Division.

If you gave birth to a child abroad, you have a duty, as any other Israeli citizen, to register the newborn on the Population Registry within 30 days of his birth. The registration is made in embassies and consulates oversees. Registering the child is necessary for reception of child allowance on his or her behalf.

In order to receive child allowance for a child born abroad, you have to complete a Personal Claim for Child Allowance Form, and attach to it a certificate from the employer regarding the period of your mission. At the same time, you have to fill out bank account details of the mother or a joint account. Bank account details can be updated on website site.
The claim form may be transferred to the National Insurance Institute through the employer.

Please note, even if you did update the bank account details on Internet, you must file a claim for child allowance.

Savings plan for each child

The National Insurance Institute has launched a personal savings plan for each child who is entitled to child allowance. Under this plan, a deposit of NIS 57 (as of Jan 01, 2024) is made monthly for each child in a provident fund or a bank, beside the child allowance that is paid on his or her behalf.

The parents can add to the savings for each child an extra NIS 57 (as of Jan 01, 2024) from the child allowance, thus doubling monthly savings to NIS 114 (as of Jan 01, 2024).

For more information about the Savings plan for each child, click here

Selecting a savings plan for newborn child

The parents can choose a savings plan for their child within six months of his or her birth, as well as decide to double the amount of savings. In the absence of choice, savings money is deposited in the  provident fund or the bank that was selected in the past. If this is your first child – savings money will be deposited in a provident fund picked from a list of funds.

Applying to the savings plan is the parents exclusive responsibility, and not the employer's responsibility.

To select savings plan on the website, click here

Pregnancy bed rest benefits

An Israeli citizen working in a representation abroad who is pregnant or after childbirth, will be entitled to the following payments, provided that she meets the conditions of entitlement set forth by the National Insurance Institute:

• Pregnancy bed rest benefit – in order to receive the benefit one must complete a claim for payment of pregnancy bed rest benefit form and attach a medical certificate to it.
• Birth grant – if childbirth took place at a local hospital abroad – one must complete a claim for birth and hospitalization grant form.
  If the mother gave birth in Israel – the birth grant is paid automatically, and submitting a claim is unnecessary.
  If the birth was at home – on must report it to Ministry of Health.
• Hospitalization grant – if the new mother incurred hospitalization expenses in relation to the birth, she has to submit a claim for birth and hospitalization grant form.
• Birth and parenthood allowance – to receive this allowance one must complete a claim form for payment of birth and parenthood allowance to the new mother. 

Please note, the claim and authorizations shall be transferred to the National Insurance Institute through the employer.

Unemployment benefits

An Israeli citizen working in a representation and their spouses, who have terminated their employment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be entitled to unemployment benefits, provided that they meet the conditions of entitlement to unemployment benefit set forth by the National Insurance Institute.  

You can check your eligibility for unemployment benefits and calculate their amount by means of simulators on our website.

To receive unemployment benefits one must submit a claim for unemployment benefits form, with a employment certificate produced by the Department of Human Capital – Head of Foreign Human Resources, and a Form 161 produced by the Department of Finance – Head of Compensation for Israeli Citizens Working in a Representation, in attachment. The claim can be filled out on the website. 

Work injury allowance