Meassssbtl.gov.il (03.04.2020) Due to the economic and Unemployment crisis (over 900k new unemployed or employees sent on unpaid leave compared to 160k existing unemployed ) following COVID-19 epidemic special interruption orders and provisional legislation were set in order to assist the insured residents.

• Unemployment benefits to employees sent on unpaid leave or who lost their job relives:
  • Generally, an employee may be entitled to unemployment benefits if he was sent on unpaid leave for a period of 30 days or more. Generally the employees must use their accumulated vacations days in order to be entailed to Unemployment benefits. However, as a relief the employee can begin to receive unemployment benefits even if he has not used up his vacation days.
  • Conditions of entitlement relives: reduce of qualifying (insurance) period from 12 months to 6 months out of the last 18 months before the registration at the Employment Service.
  • Special provisions were held regarding retroactive registering with the Employment Service.
  • Extension of unemployment period for existing unemployed that cease their Unemployment benefits period during March until the end of April.
  • Generally, employees who have reached the age of 67 are not insured for Unemployment benefits. However, special grant is provide in order to assist employees over 67 with low pension income. (Less than 5000 ILS). The grant is paid according to the income from retirement pension (The social insurance old-age pension is not taken into account for purposes calculating the grant). Currently, the grand is paid for March-April.
  • Advanced payment – due to the large amount of claims, the  Israeli National Insurance Institute will pay 2000 NIS advanced payment for the insured persons that their claim did not processed yet, or for insured persons that did not file an individual  claim – but the employer reported them as unemployed or sent on unpaid leave
• Early payment of certain benefits.
• Income Support
  • The National Insurance Institute cares for all individuals and families in Israel who are unable to support themselves on their own, and pays them an income support benefit. People whom not entitled to other benefits (including Unemployment benefits) may be eligible to Income Support).
• Covering the mother's hospitalization expenses benefit – the benefit subject inter alia to at-least 12 hours hospitalization- due hospitals request to allow early release from hospitalization – the grant will be paid during the crisis also in early release. 
• Freezing of National insurance debts offsets from ongoing benefits.
• Automatic extension of certain benefits (e.g. special services to disabled benefits).
• On line services – claiming all benefits can be made on line. 
• Under urgent legislation (to be confirmed formally) increased child support  of IS500 for each child up to the fourth child in a family
• One time payments of 1000IS for old age recipients