Vehicle Insurance and License Fee
Annual reimbursement for car insurance and license fee
What can you receive?
Widows and widowers
If you own a vehicle, you are entitled to receive an annual reimbursement for vehicle insurance and licensing fees.
The annual reimbursement will be transferred to you via the December benefits slip.
The amount of assistance varies each year, depending on the rate of change in the vehicle insurance index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
The reimbursement for vehicle insurance is 5,286 ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026. The assistance amount determined for that year will be fixed for everyone and will be provided even if the vehicle in your possession was not purchased with the department's assistance.
The reimbursement for the license fee will be provided according to the amount paid for the fee, up to the amount of 1,756 ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026.
Widows and widowers experiencing a second loss
Widows and widowers experiencing a second loss - eligible for 200% assistance.
You should knowMobility allowance and reimbursement for insurance and license fee are parallel payment. You cannot receive both at the same time - receiving reimbursement for insurance and license fee will result in the cessation of mobility allowance payments.
Orphans experiencing a second loss
If you were recognized after August 1, 2011, as an IDF orphan as both parents fell in service, or one parent fell in service and the other was killed in a hostile action, and you received recognition before the age of 37 - you are entitled to receive reimbursement for vehicle insurance and license fee.
How to apply?
If you have already submitted an application for reimbursement for the vehicle license fee, there is no need to submit a separate request for vehicle insurance reimbursement - the assistance will be automatically transferred to you in the December benefits slip.
In the initial application for assistance, you must log in to your account and submit:
Valid vehicle license photocopy
Valid driver's license photocopy
Compulsory insurance certificate and comprehensive insurance certificate
Or a receipt in your name indicating the payment for the insurance.
If necessary, we will contact you and request additional documents.
For repeated applications for assistance, you must submit only a valid vehicle license photocopy annually to continue receiving the reimbursement.
For your attention- You can receive reimbursement even if the insurance is not registered in your name, provided your name is listed in the policy or the insurance applies to all drivers.
- If you do not have a driver's license but received assistance for vehicle purchase, you can submit an application for reimbursement.
- Reimbursement for insurance and license fee can be claimed retroactively for up to 3 years.
What happens after you apply?
- We will respond within 25 business days from the receipt of all required documents. If there is any delay, we will inform you.
- After eligibility is approved, the reimbursement will be automatically paid to you through the December monthly benefits for the next calendar year.
