National Insurance to Pay School Grant of NIS 1,204 for Eligible Families

Ahead of the summer break and before the 2026 to 2027 school year, Israel’s National Insurance Institute said it will pay a school grant of NIS 1,204 for each eligible child. The payment is expected in August 2026 and will be deposited directly into the bank account used for child allowance payments.

The grant is aimed mainly at two groups: single-parent families with a school-age child, and families with four or more children under 18 that receive certain National Insurance benefits, including disability, income support, alimony, survivors’ benefits, or old-age benefits. Eligibility covers children born between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2020.

National Insurance said children in first grade or 12th grade may still qualify even if they were not born within that date range, provided a suitable school certificate is submitted for review. In most cases, the money will be paid automatically, without filing a separate claim, and the institute asked the public not to contact it about missing funds before August 12.

Some parents must apply on their own, including those living separately from a spouse for at least two years, deserted wives, women staying in shelters for abused women, and new immigrants living in Israel for one to two years whose spouse does not live in Israel. Anyone asked to complete a declaration in a sample check must do so through the National Insurance website. In cases of divorce or separation, the grant goes to the parent receiving child allowance unless the parents agreed otherwise or a court ruled differently, and eligibility is determined based on the July or August status.