Income Supplement to the Senior Citizen Pension (2026): who qualifies and how much

How much you get

These are maximum amounts. ₪123 health insurance is deducted. Other income reduces the supplement.

Who qualifies

• People receiving the senior citizen or survivors' pension, and immigrants receiving the special senior citizen benefit.
• Your and your spouse's monthly income is low (details below).
• Savings, deposits and provident funds up to ₪41,528 for a single person or ₪62,292 for a couple.
• No car, or one car worth less than ₪65,343 by the price list. With a more expensive car or two cars you qualify only in some cases.
• Members of a kibbutz or cooperative moshav do not qualify.

How income counts

• A pension of up to ₪1,790 for a single person or ₪2,823 for a couple does not affect the supplement. Anything above is deducted from it.
• Earnings of up to ₪3,236 for a single person or ₪3,786 for a couple do not affect it. Above that, 60% of the difference is deducted.
• Long-term care payments, from Bituach Leumi or private insurance, do not count as income. Neither does the annual grant from the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority.
• People with a small pension (up to ₪3,346 single or ₪5,274 couple) who first joined pension insurance from January 2008 can apply with a confirmation from their pension fund, and the claim is checked under special rules.

Immigrants who arrived after retirement age

People who first immigrated to Israel after age 62 (men) or retirement age (women) are not insured for the senior citizen pension. They can receive a special senior citizen benefit funded by the Ministry of Finance. It equals the basic old-age pension, and the income supplement is checked and paid on the same terms.

With the special benefit, income is checked even after age 70. The absorption basket, subsistence payments for immigrants, child allowance and care hours do not count as income. You apply with your immigrant certificate (teudat oleh), with the supplement claim attached.

How to apply

1. Fill in the income supplement claim on the Bituach Leumi website, or attach it to your senior citizen pension claim.
2. Send it with the documents online, by post, by fax or via the branch service box.
3. The supplement is paid from the month you apply. If you already receive a pension, you can get up to 12 months back.

Help with applying: *9696 or 02-6709857. English line: 02-6463404.

Frequently asked questions

Calculators for this topic

• Old-age pension calculator

  How much old-age pension you will get, with the seniority increment and income supplement.

• Retirement age calculator

  Your retirement age and exact date from your date of birth, for women and men.

Worth checking too

• Old-age pension

  A monthly Bituach Leumi pension from retirement age. ₪1,838 single, ₪2,762 for a couple, plus increments. No income test from age 70.

• Long-Term Care Benefit

  For people of retirement age who need help bathing, dressing, eating or moving around at home. Care hours or cash, in 6 levels.

• Survivors' pension

  A monthly pension for the widow, widower and children of an insured person who died. From ₪1,838, plus grants. Claim within 12 months.

• Arnona discount

  Up to 100% for seniors with the income supplement, up to 80% for disability, up to 90% for olim and the blind, and by income. Apply to your local authority.

• Har HaBituach: all your policies

  A Ministry of Finance registry where you see all your insurance policies. The starting point for any claim from an insurer.

Sources

• Bituach Leumi: pension amounts with income supplement (Hebrew)
• Bituach Leumi: supplement eligibility (Hebrew)
• Bituach Leumi: special senior citizen benefit for immigrants (Hebrew)