Welfare Ministry

‘Just be you': How Israel can support individuals with disabilities - opinion

Whereas many people view getting out of bed and coming to work as an obligation, for many employees with disabilities, going to work is welcomed and a source of excitement and recognition.

 Israel Elwyn Bus Campaign
 THE FOSTER families provide loving, stable homes for children to recover from difficult situations (Illustrative).

Foster family or residential care system? US study informs Israeli org. on how to care for orphans

An illustrative image of orphaned children.

The overlooked victims: Israel's vulnerable populations struggle as war diverts needed resources

HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

State will halt funding for at-risk haredi yeshivot with students who don’t draft 


Three die in special-needs home in Holon, cause unclear

Overnight between Saturday and Sunday, a number of residents began to feel bad and suffer from diarrhea. One woman passed out and died soon after and two others died.

 Handicap home Beit Dafna in Holon, where three residents died on May 1-2, 2022.

Government to fund baby food worth NIS 240 a month for poor families

The average monthly cost for baby food in Israel is NIS 164 a month, so government funding will cover that cost plus a little extra.

 Pediatrician with baby at clinic

New economic package passed by gov't as Labor threatens to challenge

The new plan, which calls for gradually raising the minimum wage to NIS 6000 a month by 2025, is being opposed by the Labor party and ministers Omer Bar Lev and Nachman Shai.

 A RAMI LEVY supermarket in Jerusalem last week.

New bill to legally define rights, services for disabled citizens

The bill will define the rights of people with disabilities in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Disabled activists block the Azrieli Junction in Tel Aviv in May.

COVID-19: Fourth vaccine shot for immunocompromised approved

The Israeli Teachers' Union is set to protest government's decision to cancel quarantine for schoolchildren.

Schools reopen after third national coronavirus lockdown, Feb. 11, 2020

Apartment opened for domestically violent men seeking treatment

The Welfare Ministry opened the first of four apartments to help violent men get treatment without forcing their victims from their homes.

Welfare Minister Meir Cohen, Deputy Director-General of Social Services Iris Florentine and Ramat Gan's Mayor Carmel Shama Hacohen cut the ribbon, opening the first apartment in Israel designated for perpetrators of domestic violence who are getting treatment.

Welfare Ministry data shows increase in reports of domestic violence

The ministry released its annual data of domestic violence in honor of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Violence against women2

IFCJ, Welfare Ministry provide funds for poor families

Up to $1,500 will be given to individuals and families in need.

Yael Eckstein delivers an aid package

NIS 5 million allocated to kids with learning disabilities

The Welfare Ministry cares for a variety of children with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders.

Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]

New budget will add NIS 1b. to help the poor and the disabled

State budget will provide millions of shekels for survivors of domestic violence, those with disabilities, food security, welfare dormitories, senior citizens, Holocaust survivors, and more.

A disabled person (illustrative)