Bituah Leumi Has Something to Surprise With — Payments to Millions

The National Insurance Institute (Bituah Leumi) published its 2025 report on the children's savings program. Since 2017, 25.4 billion shekels have been deposited into accounts, of which 17.7 billion came from the state. In 2025, 3.56 billion shekels were added, and there were 3.63 million active accounts. 84% of accounts were transferred to pension funds. In 63.2% of cases, parents added 57 shekels per month. 433,000 grants totaling 193.3 million shekels were paid out.

The National Insurance Institute (Bituah Leumi) published its report on the children's savings program for 2025. Since its launch in January 2017 through the end of 2025, approximately 25.4 billion shekels have been deposited into children's accounts, of which 17.7 billion (70%) came from the state, and 7.7 billion from parents who doubled their contributions. Net profit amounted to about 3.85 billion shekels. In 2025 alone, 3.56 billion shekels were added. By year-end, there were 3,633,573 active accounts and about 335,000 inactive ones. During the year, 122,300 programs were fully closed and 2,960 were partially cashed out, paying out about 1.075 billion shekels. The report shows a massive shift to pension funds: 84% of active accounts (about 3.05 million) are managed there, with only 16% as bank deposits. An amendment effective January 2025 allowed stopping bank savings to open pension fund accounts, leading to 98,119 such programs. In 2.18 million cases (63.2%), parents added 57 shekels monthly. However, parental activity in choosing an investment track is incomplete: about 60% of families chose a fund, and among those whose selection period expired from July 2024 to June 2025, 54%. In 2025, programs were opened for 363,909 children, 94.8% in pension funds. About 433,000 special grants were paid to children reaching ages 3, 18, and 21, totaling about 193.3 million shekels. Acting CEO Tzvi Cohen called the program an investment in equal opportunity and urged parents to be more active in choosing investment programs.