Rights and eligibility
The nursing benefit and the employment permit
Why the National Insurance benefit and the authority’s permit are two different things, and what the current amounts say.
Updated
Many families mix up the two processes. The long-term care benefit can be paid in money, given as services, or combined. A person who employs a foreign worker can ask to receive the benefit in money. The permit to employ that worker is a separate decision of the Population Authority.
According to National Insurance, a full or reduced benefit depends on income. These amounts apply from 1 April 2026 and are updated. They are not the test for a permit.
| Household | Monthly income | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Single | Up to NIS 13,769 | Full |
| Single | Above 13,769 and up to 20,654 | Reduced by 50% |
| Single | Above NIS 20,654 | No benefit |
| Couple | Up to NIS 20,654 | Full |
| Couple | Above 20,654 and up to 30,980 | Reduced by 50% |
| Couple | Above NIS 30,980 | No benefit |
For a person who employs a foreign worker and receives the benefit in money, the maximum amounts National Insurance publishes from 1 April 2026 are NIS 1,705 at level 1, 2,480 at level 2, 3,472 at level 3, 4,464 at level 4, 5,456 at level 5, and 6,448 at level 6. Level 6 is also described as 30 weekly care hours, or 26 hours when a foreign worker is employed. That amount is a benefit, not the worker’s wage and not a Yad Harutzim price.