Bituah Leumi
Israel's national social security agency
Bituah Leumi (Hebrew: המוסד לביטוח לאומי, HaMossad LeBituach Leumi, the National Insurance Institute of Israel) is Israel's national social security agency.
History
Bituah Leumi was established in April 1954. It collects health insurance contributions which are transferred to the various sick funds, and National Insurance contributions, for which both employers and employees are liable. Those paid below 60% of the average wage – 6,164 Israeli new shekels - pay a reduced rate. Contributions are paid as a percentage of income up to a maximum, which is uprated every year in line with the consumer price index.
Israeli residents over the age of 18 must pay monthly National Insurance contributions with the exception of Israel Defense Forces soldiers, National Service volunteers, students enrolled in vocational training courses, housewives whose husbands pay, people who became resident in Israel after they reached a specified age, Israeli residents living in a country with a reciprocal agreement with Israel, where they pay social security contributions, and new immigrants, for their first 12 months.
In January 2021 the institution published a report on poverty and inequality in Israel, which showed that 1,980,309 Israelis lived below the poverty line in 2020 - 23% of Israeli citizens and 31.7% of Israeli children. In the Jewish population, the proportion was 17.7%, and in the ultra-Orthodox sector 49%. In the Arab population, it was 35.8%. Unemployment benefits alone rescued 23.6% of families from poverty, compared to 2% in 2019.
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