Israel's National Insurance Institute Announces October Benefit Payments
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
Israel's National Insurance Institute will distribute October benefits, including child, disability, and elderly payments, with dates ranging from October 12 to October 28. Eligible elderly citizens will also receive an increased annual heating allowance of 664 shekels per family. The payments are being made according to a regular schedule, and recipients are advised to contact the institute if they encounter issues.
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- Israel's Bituah Leumi will pay various benefits in October 2026, including child and disability allowances.
- Elderly citizens will receive an increased annual heating allowance of 664 shekels per family.
- Unemployed and minimum income support recipients were paid on October 12.
- Child benefits are scheduled for payment on October 20.
- Long-term benefits for disability, elderly, and survivors are due on October 28.
- The full general disability benefit is 4,711 shekels in 2026.
The National Insurance Institute (Bituah Leumi) is set to disburse various benefits to eligible recipients in October 2026, adhering to a regular payment schedule after schedule adjustments in September due to holidays. Unemployed individuals and those receiving minimum income support payments received their monthly benefits on October 12. Child benefits, amounting to approximately 169 shekels for the first child, are scheduled for payment on October 20. Long-term benefit payments, including those for general disability, the elderly, survivors, care, and children with disabilities, are due on October 28. In 2026, the full general disability benefit is 4,711 shekels, while the basic allowance for a single elderly citizen is 1,838 shekels, potentially rising to 2,757 shekels with maximum seniority increments.
Additionally, Bituah Leumi will issue an annual heating allowance of 664 shekels per family to eligible elderly citizens, an increase from last year's 649 shekels. This payment aims to help cover winter heating and electricity costs and is disbursed automatically to recipients' bank accounts without requiring a separate application. Eligibility criteria include reaching retirement age and receiving specific elderly or survivor benefits, coupled with either receiving a minimum income supplement in October, November, or December, or receiving an elderly benefit with a disability increment.
The heating allowance is a family-based payment, not per individual spouse. If both spouses qualify, the sum is distributed between them within the October payment cycle. Recipients who meet the criteria but do not receive the payment are advised to contact Bituah Leumi for clarification. Previously, an oleh (immigrant) successfully reclaimed disability benefits from Bituah Leumi.
