Bituach Leumi (The National Insurance Institute of Israel) is responsible for a wide range of services including pensions, health insurance, unemployment payments, child supplements, and more. All Israeli residents aged 18 or older must, under law, be covered with Bituach Leumi and are therefore obligated to pay general insurance and healthcare contributions.

The amount paid for National and health insurance contributions is calculated in accordance with the level of income from employment or from other sources; including foreign based income. Your employment status is also taken into account.

For information about rates and amounts click here.

The easiest way to ensure that you do not miss payments is to set up Hora’at Kevah – automatic payments – with Bituach Leumi. You can do so either through your bank account or credit card (shown below).

Please Note: Automatic payments cover monthly payments, but will not cover existing debt from before the automatic payment was created.  Please be sure to pay any debt separately.

SETTING UP AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS

How to set up automatic bank payments:

Download, print, and fill out a direct debit order authorization form.  (Form 6127). Send or bring it to your bank branch (where your bank account is managed).

OR – Create a debit order for beneficiary code 28900 on your bank app or website.

Debits are scheduled on the 22nd of each month for the preceding month. This date may change due to Shabbat or holidays, in which case it is postponed to the next business day.

How to set up automatic credit card payments:

Log into your bituach leumi account and choose בירור גביה, then click on the long underlined sentence, second line from the bottom.

Click the box for the declaration agreeing to set up the automatic payment from your credit card.

Enter your credit card number, then the expiration date, and click the rectangle to update.

For any questions or issues reach out to NBN Answers at [email protected] or call *3680.

Updated: July 2, 2026