Israeli Bituach Leumi
Verified96/100Navigate Israeli National Insurance (Bituach Leumi) benefits, eligibility, contributions, and claim forms (טפסים). Use when user asks about "bituach leumi", national insurance, retirement pension (kitzbat zikna), unemployment (dmei avtala), maternity leave (dmei leida), child allowance (kitzbat yeladim), disability (nechut), work injury, reserve duty (miluim), survivors pension, long-term care (siyud), income support (havtachat hachnasa), birth grant (ma'anak leida), savings-for-every-child, alimony (mezonot), personal-accident benefit (dmei te'una), vocational rehabilitation, burial and death grants, or NI contribution rates and who pays them (employee, self-employed, non-worker, early pensioner, household-help employer, unpaid leave / chalat). Includes form numbers (Form 900, 355, 480, 1500, 211, 7801, 2201, etc.) for filing each claim. Do NOT use for private insurance or health fund (kupat cholim) questions.
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Bituach Leumi is one of the most bureaucratically complex institutions in Israel. Whether it is maternity pay, disability benefits, or reserve duty compensation, most citizens do not understand their full entitlements, miss eligible benefits, or get stuck in lengthy processes due to inaccessible information.
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npx skills-il add skills-il/government-services@v1.6.0-israeli-bituach-leumi --skill israeli-bituach-leumi -a claude-codeWhen to Apply
- When user asks about National Insurance benefits or eligibility
- When calculating NI contributions for salaried or self-employed workers
- When user needs help filing for old-age pension, unemployment, or disability
- When a family needs information about child allowance or maternity pay
- When clarification is needed on work injury benefits or reserve duty compensation
Try These Prompts
I am 66 years old and worked for 35 years. When am I eligible for an old-age pension from Bituach Leumi and roughly how much will I receive in 2026?
I was laid off a week ago. Which form do I file, what are the conditions, how long can I receive benefits, and how much will I get?
I am pregnant and have been employed for two years. Which form should I file (355 or 356), what is the daily cap in 2026, and what is the birth grant for a first child?
My father just had a workplace accident. Which Bituach Leumi forms should we file for injury pay, and what is form 211 vs form 200?
I keep seeing references to 'Form 900'. Is that the maternity claim, the old-age claim, or something else? When do I actually need it?
I served 30 days of miluim as a self-employed person. Which form do I file (501, 502, or 509), what is the daily cap in 2026, and how is my prior-year tax assessment used in the calculation?
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Major update: six wrong rules corrected (seniority supplement counts from year one, not year 11; the old-age income test is graduated, not a cliff; long-term-care income test AND cash amounts reissued 1.4.2026; the 7,703 contribution step is a statutory amount, not 60% of the average wage; women reach retirement age 65 only from birth-year 1970; unemployment duration, rate split and the 300-day entitlement for women 57-67). The skill's primary source URL was a 404 and every form link was broken. Added full banded tables (disability, disabled child, income support, survivors), missing contribution categories (early pension, self-employed pensioner, unpaid leave), and uncovered programs (alimony, personal-accident benefit, vocational rehab, burial and death grants).
Jul 13, 2026
Added the exact household-help employer contribution rates (employer 6.05%, worker 2.8%, total 8.85%, reduced 3.6% for a minor/pensioner worker).
Jun 12, 2026
Completed contribution-rate coverage: employee rates by age and pension status (minors and pensioners 0%, ages 67-70, disability), self-employed age variants, multiple-employer coordination (te'um), and the household-help employer track.
Jun 12, 2026
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