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Pension question, Israel

How long must I be insured for an Israeli old age pension?

The gate is the qualifying period: 60 insurance months inside the 10 years before entitlement age, or 144 months, or at least 60 months with insured months outnumbering uninsured. Four years of Israeli work is 48 months, short of all three, our arithmetic.

  • Source: btl.gov.il, gov.il, mevaker.gov.il, read 4 October 2026

What to do next

  1. Count your insured months in Israel.
  2. Find your Israeli identity number on old papers.
  3. Run our free check to see which countries may hold a pension in your name.

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Is there a pension from the employer as well?

The occupational layer is separate: mandatory for employees since 1 January 2008, a combined 17.5 per cent of insured wage from 1 January 2014, held by a pension fund or insurer, not the state.

  • Source: btl.gov.il, gov.il, mevaker.gov.il, read 4 October 2026

Do you give advice on what to do?

No. We identify where a pension is likely held and the official route to it, and we name each source with the date we read it. We do not give financial, tax or legal advice.