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25th Knesset · outgoing

National Insurance Law (Amendment – Denial of Child Allowance to Polygamous Families) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הביטוח הלאומי (תיקון - שלילת קצבת ילדים ממשפחות פוליגמיות)

TL;DRDenying child allowances to families in which one of the parents is in a couple relationship or marriage with more than one person.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The proposal adds a section to the National Insurance Law stating that a child allowance will not be paid for a child one of whose parents is in a couple relationship or marriage with more than one party, including situations of a common-law relationship. The explanatory notes state that this proposal is intended to fight the phenomenon of polygamy in Israel by denying allowances paid by the National Insurance Institute, since most cases are not formally registered.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: June 4, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected10 for · 55 against · 0 abstained · 55 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 24 · Absent 8
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 3 · Absent 3
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 5 · Absent 19
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amAgainst 2 · Absent 3
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 1 · Absent 4
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.