Burial Plot and Tombstone for Bereaved Parents and Widows
Reimbursement for the purchase of a burial plot and a tombstone, up to three years from the date of payment
What can you receive?
Parents and widows who purchase a burial plot and tombstone for themselves during their lifetime, or their family members who purchase a burial plot and tombstone for their parents after their passing, are eligible to receive financial support to cover the expense.
The reimbursement can be claimed up to three years from the date of payment.
For your attentionIn case multiple family members purchase the burial plot and tombstone, the reimbursement will be transferred to one relative, subject to submission of a document of consent signed by the other family members.
Bereaved parents
Reimbursement for the purchase of a burial plot
For one parent - up to the amount of 6,142 ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026
For both parents - up to the amount of 12,284 ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026
Additionally, reimbursement for erecting a tombstone
For one parent - up to the amount of 5,354 ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026
For both parents - up to the amount of 10,708 ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026
Widows and widowers
Reimbursement for the purchase of a burial plot
Up to the amount of 6,290 ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026
Additionally, reimbursement for erecting a tombstone
Up to the amount of 5,354 ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026
How to apply?
The reimbursement can be claimed up to three years from the date of payment. It will not exceed the actual expense.
For parents and widows during their lifetime
Please submit through your account:
A copy of the tax invoice or original receipt in the name of the parent or widow
Indicating the amount paid, method of payment, and the location of the cemetery where the plot was purchased or the tombstone was erected.
After the passing of the parent or widow
Reimbursement will be provided to their family members (siblings, orphans or other relatives).
Please submit through your account:
A copy of the tax invoice or original receipt in the name of the applicant indicating: the name of the deceased, the amount and method of payment, and the location of the cemetery where the plot was purchased or the tombstone was erected.
Death certificate of the parent or widow.
A copy of the applicant's ID card.
Bank account details update form and account management confirmation of the applicant to whom the reimbursement will be transferred. Bank account details update form
In the case of a joint purchase by multiple family members, please attach a signed consent to the transfer of the reimbursement to one relative.
For further questions, you can contact the call center of the Department of Families, Commemoration, and Heritage: 03-7776700.
What happens after you apply?
We will respond within 25 business days from the receipt of all required documents. If necessary, we will contact you to request additional documents.
For a parent or widow during their lifetime, the reimbursement will be transferred through the benefits slip.
For family members, the reimbursement will be transferred to the bank account specified in the application.
