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.
Disabled Iranians deprived of state benefit payments, Tehran invests in war over welfare
Students with Down syndrome, autism graduate as teaching assistants
Elder fraud cases jump 61% in Israel as abuse reports rise, Welfare Ministry says
Israel's municipalities are failing on nearly every possible front, government probe reveals
Matanyahu Englman's annual report finds that local authorities and government ministries are failing to implement key urban safety measures and business licensing requirements.
A generational crisis: Israel's most vulnerable children pay war's steepest price
How the Israel-Iran conflict has shattered the lives of at-risk children and youth
‘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.
Foster family or residential care system? US study informs Israeli org. on how to care for orphans
Children placed in foster family care are more likely to acquire better academic outcomes than those who were not, mainly because of receiving developmental and preventative care.
The overlooked victims: Israel's vulnerable populations struggle as war diverts needed resources
Focus on the war has diverted attention away from vulnerable populations who depend on social services to survive.
State will halt funding for at-risk haredi yeshivot with students who don’t draft
The petition notes that many of these students are not studying Torah in a consistent manner, and often work off-the-books - in violation of the conditions for military exemption.
Grapevine, May 9, 2025: Bridges of hope
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Supreme Court ends tax-based food stamp criteria, expands eligibility
State representatives said that the food stamp program would expand to include more vulnerable groups, such as single mothers and Holocaust survivors.
Failing to learn from complaints: Israel’s Welfare and Social Affairs Ministry - comment
In essence, the ministry focuses on a case-by-case approach rather than employing a deeper, integrative, and structured examination of the content of the complaints received about social workers.
Health services prepare for emergency situation as northern front intensifies
Welfare and health ministries prepare evacuation, reinforce hospitals and social workers amid escalating Hezbollah-IDF conflict in northern Israel.
