The deceased held survivors’ insurance at the time of his death


Are covered by survivors’ insurance: Israeli resident age 18 and older.

For those not born in Israel – they will be covered by survivors' insurance if they first immigrated to Israel :

  • Men: before age 62
  • Women: age of immigration is determined according to birthdate, as specified in the table below:
Date of birthYou are insured if first immigration in the country was before the age
FromTo
 06/194460 years
07/194408/194460 years and 4 months
09/194404/194560 years and 8 months
05/194512/194561 years
01/194608/194661 years and 4 months
09/194604/194761 years and 8 months
05/1947 12/1959
62 years
​1/1960
12/1960
​62 years and 4 months
1/1961
12/1961
​62 years and 8 months
1/1962
12/1962
​63 years
1/1963
12/1963
​63 years and 3 months
1/1964
12/1964
​63 years and 6 months
1/1965
12/1965
​63 years and 9 months
1/1966
12/1966
​64 years
1/1967
12/1967
​64 years and 3 months
1/1968
12/1968
​64 years and 6 months
1/1969
12/1969
​64 years and 9 months
1/1970
​and following years
​65 years


A person who first immigrated to Israel after the age specified in the above table is not covered in survivors' insurance, but his widow and the orphans may be entitled to a special survivors' benefit.