Definition of child


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Is considered a "child" for purposes of increment to an old-age pension, the Israeli resident who is the son or daughter of the pension recipient, including a stepchild or adopted child (except for a teenager who is married), and meets one of the following conditions:

  • He or she is not yet aged 18;
  • He or she is not yet aged 20, and is completing his/her studies in a post-elementary educational institution or studying for high school diploma, or having a learning impairment and is currently learning within a framework recognized by the National Insurance Institute;
  • He or she is not yet aged 20 and is admitted in a pre-army preparatory institution or liberated in a pre-army framework of the IDF (Kadatz/Taratz are frameworks that have been recognized in this context);
  • He or she is not yet aged 21 and is volunteering for a public goal for up to 12 months, and his or her army service has been deferred due to this volunteer service;
  • He or she is not yet aged 24 (until July 31, 2010 - aged 22*) and is serving in the IDF in compulsory service (period of entitlement is 36 months);
  • He or she is not yet aged 24 (until July 31, 2010 - aged 22*) and is voluntarily serving in a national service framework (recognized by the National Insurance Institute);
  • He or she is not yet aged 24 (until July 31, 2010 - aged 22*), and studies in a "Atuda" and has deferred his or her army service due to studies.
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