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Unemployment Insurance — Everything You Need to Know 2026 in Sderot
Register on the first day after dismissal at the Employment Service. Unemployment insurance: up to 70% of your salary, up to 175 days.
About Sderot
Sderot, located adjacent to the Gaza border, hosts a long-established Israeli-Ethiopian community that has dealt with security challenges alongside economic hardship. The community has demonstrated remarkable resilience, and development projects in the city offer new housing opportunities.
What is Unemployment Insurance?
An NII payment for people who have lost their job and are searching for new employment. Up to 70% of salary (months 1-4), 60% (month 5+). Maximum 175 days. Maximum daily: 340 ILS (2026).
Key Conditions
Salaried employee dismissed (not resigned — critical!). Worked at least 12 months in the past 18. Registered with Employment Service on the first day after dismissal. Not working / not earning above threshold.
Critical Steps
- Day of dismissal: get "end of employment confirmation" from employer
- Next day: register with Employment Service (no delay!)
- Within two weeks: file claim at BTL
- Monthly: sign "unemployed declaration" at BTL
📞 BTL: 08-6709709 | Employment Service: 1-800-300-026
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