National Insurance Institute Announces New Benefit Payment Dates

Israel's National Insurance Institute (Bituah Leumi) has updated its benefit payment schedule for August. Unemployment and income support benefits will be paid on August 12, child allowances on August 20, and other payments have been moved from August 28 to August 27 due to Friday. The reporting deadline for self-employed and employers has been moved from August 15 to August 13 due to Saturday. The average benefit amount has risen to 5,280 shekels amid an increase in the consumer price index to 2.64%.

Israel's National Insurance Institute (Bituah Leumi) has published an updated benefit payment schedule for August. First, on August 12, unemployment benefits and income support payments will be transferred. The deadline for submitting reports and paying insurance contributions for self-employed and employers, originally set for August 15, has been moved to August 13, as the 15th falls on Saturday. Child allowances will be paid on August 20. Other payments, including veterans' benefits, survivor benefits, disability benefits, mobility allowances, alimony, and payments to victims of hostile actions, have been moved from August 28 to August 27 because the 28th falls on Friday. It is reported that the average size of all types of benefits has increased since the beginning of 2026, amid an increase in the consumer price index, which reached 2.64%. After the latest recalculation, the average payment amount is about 5,280 shekels.