The conditions of entitlement to an income supplement


For your convenience, here is a calculator to calculate the income supplement due you.

The conditions that determine your entitlement to an income supplement:

  • The amount of the survivors’ pension that is due to you, including the seniority increment (as per a certain calculation),  may not exceed the amounts listed above (as of Jan 01, 2024).
  • You are located in Israel. Under certain conditions, you are also entitled to the increment while you are staying abroad.
  • You are not a member of a kibbutz or a cooperative moshav, and you are not a “working parent” of a member of a kibbutz or a cooperative moshav. Under certain circumstances, you may be entitled to an increment as a member of a kibbutz or a cooperative moshav.
  • You or your spouse or your children do not own or have the use of a vehicle, or you have a vehicle the value of which is under NIS 44,611 . Under certain conditions, you may be entitled to the increment even if the value of your vehicle is over this amount.  
    For full information, see "vehicle" in chapter on old age.
  • You do not have any income aside from the survivor's pension or the old-age pension plus half the survivor's pension, and the total amount of your pensions is not more than specified in the table.
    OR

    You have additional income from a pension, but the gross monthly amount does not exceed (or exceeds by only a small amount) NIS 1,630 per month for an individual or NIS 2,570 for a widow/er with one child.

    OR

    You have additional income from work, but the gross monthly amount does not exceed (or exceeds by only a small amount) [11001} per month for an individual or NIS 3,447 for a widow/er with one child.

    OR

    You have additional income from work and from a pension, but the gross monthly amount does not exceed (or exceeds by only a small amount) NIS 2,946 per month for an individual or NIS 3,447 for a widow/er with one child.

    OR

    You have savings in a provident fund, capital or property, and the total income from these sources (such as income from interest or rent) and from National Insurance pensions does not exceed the minimum income (property that does not produce income is also taken into account, except for the apartment in which you reside).

    A monetary deposit that does not exceed NIS 39,224 for an individual and NIS 58,836 for a couple, does not affect the right to an income supplement.

    Until March 01 2013, in the test of eligibility for an income supplement, an amount equivalent to 8% of the difference between the amount of deposit and these amounts was taken into account. As of March 01 2013, the Income Support Law was amended and stipulated that the amount of income from a financial asset shall be determined by the rate of interest and updated once a year. For details, see the chapter "Assets" on the old-age site.
    OR
    You have real estate that does not produce income. See information on this subject in the chapter "Assets" on the old-age site.

    For your attention, income from a financial asset and from real estate is calculated in a graduated manner according to value of the asset, family composition and the age of the applicant for the supplement.

There is an additional condition of entitlement to the income supplement for those who have not yet reached retirement age.

Anyone who has not yet reached retirement age, in addition to the conditions listed above,  must report to the Employment Services Bureau according to the rules applied therein.

The following are exempt from registration with the Employment Services Bureau:

  • A single parent with a child under a two years old.
  • A woman married to a man who has reached retirement age.
  • A widow who was married to a man who reached retirement age is exempt for half a year from the month after she was widowed.
  • A widow who was married to a man who had not yet reached retirement age may be exempt for two months from the month after she was widowed.

 Common-law spouses

Under the National Insurance Law and the Income Support Law, common-law spouses are deemed to be married. Therefore, if you are living with a partner under one roof and you are not married, you must notify the National Insurance Institute to that effect. Non-notification is liable is cause you to incur debts. 

Staying abroad

If you intend to leave Israel for any reason, you must notify the National Insurance Institute to that effect. If you go abroad without notification, you are liable to incur debts that you will be required to repay to the National Insurance Institute.

Full details on the right to an income supplement can be found in the Income Support chapter.

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