חוק הביטוח הלאומי (תיקון מס' 223 - הוראת שעה), התשפ"א-2021National Insurance Law (Amendment No. 223 - temporary provision), 2021 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The amendment to the Law establishes that an insured woman who was entitled to unemployment benefits and gave birth during the period from 1 August 2020 until the end of the special eligibility period for unemployment benefits due to the coronavirus crisis, will be entitled to maternity benefits in accordance with the conditions set forth in the National Insurance Law, even though she became pregnant while she was no longer working. The amendment to the Law further establishes that a woman who was entitled to unemployment benefits and gave birth during the period from 1 March 2020 until the end of the special eligibility period for unemployment benefits due to the coronavirus crisis, will be entitled to a special payment, in the amount of the unemployment benefits she would have been entitled to had she not given birth, for 15 weeks from the date of birth, except during the period for which she is entitled to maternity benefits. It was determined that this provision will also apply to an adoptive parent, an intended parent, and a foster family parent. Payments under the aforementioned provisions will be paid no earlier than 12 March 2021, and the State Treasury will reimburse the National Insurance Institute for the expenses involved in making them. The Law also establishes that a self-employed worker who gave birth during the period from 1 August 2020 until the end of the special eligibility period for unemployment benefits due to the coronavirus crisis, will be able to take into account, for the purpose of determining the maternity benefits due to her, her income for a quarter in 2019, in 2020, or in the year of birth, whichever amount is higher.

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