Israeli Bituach Leumi
Verified100/100Navigate 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, or NI contribution rates. Includes form numbers (Form 900, 355, 480, 1500, 211, 7801, 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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When 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
Update: Amendment 252 - 2026 NI contribution rates (employee 4.27%/12.17%, employer 4.51%/7.60%, self-employed 7.7%/18.0%). Fixed unemployment day-cap (550.76 NIS) and miluim daily cap (1,730.33 NIS). Clarified 26-week maternity leave total.
May 12, 2026
Added 16 more verified forms across 9 sub-categories: alimony (5400/5409/5422), employer bankruptcy (5305/5310/5312), burial (460), vocational rehab (270), hostage families (595/596), power of attorney (70), work-injury appeal (247), life certificates and bilateral treaty forms (10420/A1003/9220/IL-PL 5), and additional siyud forms (2640/2666). Full ~85-form catalog moved to references/forms.md.
Apr 30, 2026
Added comprehensive Forms section (~80 verified forms across 13 programs: Form 900, 355, 480, 1500, 211, 7801, and more), new program details (general disability, miluim, long-term care, income support, survivors, mobility, hostile-action victims), 2026 contribution rates table, digital channels, and appeals tracks. Updated all amounts to 2026 official rates and corrected women retirement-age schedule.
Apr 30, 2026
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