Israel's National Insurance to Disburse Monthly Child Allowance to Hundreds of Thousands

Israel's National Insurance Institute announced it will pay the monthly child allowance on Thursday, the 20th of the month, benefiting hundreds of thousands of families across the country. This allowance is designed to help families with the ongoing costs of raising children and is provided to every family residing in Israel with children under 18 years old. The payment is made regardless of the family's income level.

The National Insurance Institute emphasized that in most cases, families do not need to apply separately for the allowance. It is automatically granted about a month after birth based on information received directly from hospitals. The monthly allowance amount varies depending on the number of children in the family: 173 shekels for the first child, 219 shekels for the second, third, and fourth children, and 173 shekels for the fifth child and any subsequent children.

Additionally, the article notes that the summer vacation is ending, and the National Insurance Institute is distributing a one-time grant of 1,200 shekels, though further details on this grant were not provided in the article.