Welfare Ministry

Welfare Ministry and Sheba to establish $25 million innovation arm

The ARC Welfare initiative aims to streamline the work of more than 120,000 employees, address heavy workloads, and commercialize patents developed within the system.

Director General of the Ministry of Welfare, Yinon Aharoni, and Sheba CEO, Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, signing the agreement
n amputee sits with others gathering to mourn Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral ceremonies at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 5, 2026.

Disabled Iranians deprived of state benefit payments, Tehran invests in war over welfare

Students with various physical and developmental disabilities graduate from Herzog Academic College as teaching assistants in June 2026.

Students with Down syndrome, autism graduate as teaching assistants

Elderly individuals report confusion, memory decline, difficulty with orientation and sometimes even delirium, a state of acute sudden confusion

Elder fraud cases jump 61% in Israel as abuse reports rise, Welfare Ministry says


New LGBTQ+ clinic opens in Jerusalem Open House

Jerusalem's new LGBTQ+ clinic is named after Amir Fryszer Guttman who was one of the leading activists who fought for equality for the LGBTQ+ community.

 Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Minister Meir Cohen, Amir Fryszer Guttman's partner Yanai Fryszer Guttman and Amir's brother Eyal open a new LGBTQ+ clinic in Jerusalem.

Israel's national roadmap plan for Welfare Ministry presented by Menomadin Foundation

The program, which was devised by senior scholars in the field, is the first of its kind to formulate a comprehensive plan of reform for Israel’s welfare services.

Haim Taib and Minister Meir Cohen.

Welfare Ministry, IFCJ allocate $70m. for aid for Israel's needy

Impoverished families, Holocaust survivors, senior citizens and the homeless are just a few of the communities that will find some relief in the joint initiative.

 IFCJ President and CEO Yael Eckstein with Labor, Welfare and Social Services Minister Meir Cohen.

Overcoming bureaucracy to help people with disabilities

Kesher Association calls to allow those with special needs to exercise their rights.

 THE WRITER lectures on the rights of families with special needs.

Food rescue: Social, economic, environmental?

No one wants to take responsibility for the issue. The Agriculture Ministry and Rural Development believe that food rescue should be taken care of by the Welfare and Social Affairs ministries.

 PRODUCE, RESCUED by Leket Israel to benefit Israelis in need, is loaded for distribution to its partner agencies.

Three dead, three hospitalized in Holon disabilities home from food poisoning

The tragedy began overnight Saturday, as one resident began to feel bad, lost consciousness and passed away. Two others died on Monday morning.

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

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.