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25th Knesset · outgoing

National Insurance Law (Amendment No. 254) (Maternity Pay Payment Date) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הביטוח הלאומי (תיקון מס' 254) (מועד תשלום דמי לידה)

TL;DRThe proposal allows recipients of maternity allowance to request, before the birth, to receive the money in three equal monthly payments instead of a one-time payment.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends Section 49 of the National Insurance Law (1995). Today maternity allowance is paid in a single payment shortly after the birth. The proposal provides that maternity allowance will be paid as a one-time payment, unless an insured woman or another person entitled to maternity allowance submits a request before the birth to receive the payment in three equal monthly payments. The amendment is relevant to insured women and other persons entitled to maternity allowance under National Insurance.

Passed first readingFirst plenum vote: June 26, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed12 for · 0 against · 3 abstained · 105 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 62 seats

LikudFor 5 · Absent 27
ShasFor 5 · Absent 6
United Torah JudaismFor 1 · Absent 6
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 14 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidAbstained 3 · Absent 21
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4

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