Welfare

Co-Dependence Day

America is a nation overflowing with the right to things paid for with other people’s money. Would the colonists have fought for it? Op-ed.

Netanyahu takes on 4th portfolio in addition to prime minister

Netanyahu to serve as welfare minister after Haim Katz resignation, in addition to leading defense, health and diaspora affairs ministries.

Israeli government offers financial incentives to divorced moms

Rich divorced moms get 1,000 NIS per child, while most children suffering poverty get nothing at all. Opinion.

Police find preschooler sitting on porch rail

Parents leave 4-year-old alone 'because they had to go to work.'

Lakewood rabbis: There's no such thing as justified theft

Haredi rabbis say taking Medicaid without meeting criteria is same as stealing from neighbors, pledge to implement prevention education.

Six more arrested in Lakewood welfare fraud case

Police arrest 3 more couples in welfare fraud investigation of Orthodox New Jersey community.

Teenager to be returned to his parents

Investigation shows no abuse, authorities agree to return teen to his parents - as long as they clean their house.

Passerby finds one-year-old walking alone at night

Passerby finds 18-month-old walking barefoot in Jerusalem, mom says babysitter was negligent.

Bnei Brak youth threatens municipal welfare worker

Bnei Brak youth threatens, tries to attack municipal welfare worker after she announced plan to switch him to different school.

Europe funds its own bloodbath

‘The State has Money – but Child Payments Aren’t a Priority’

Bituach Leumi chairman says money not the reason child payments were cut.

Labor Head: Netanyahu Planning ‘Welfare Hell’

Labor head attacks Netanyahu over his ‘no new taxes’ plan, warns life in Israel will be ‘financial chaos, social hell.’

Obama Won, America Lost: Election Reflections

Minister Cachlon Takes 'Time Out' from Politics

Popular minister for welfare and social services says he will not contend for next Knesset list.

Helping the Poor, or Hurting?

The institute charged with helping the poor has become their nightmare due to "draconian" policy, lawyer says.

Emergency Conference on Israel Food Security

NGOs hold an emergency conference over lack of food security. Leaders call for full government responsibility.

A Story of ‘Brutally Kind’ Police

Police throw expelled children into the dead of a freezing night – and arrest a father for “neglect” because his children visit an outpost.

More than 20% of Families Receive Welfare Aid

Over 430,000 Israeli families - one in five families - turned to the Welfare Ministry for help in 2009.

Wisconsin Plan Shut Down

The controversial Wisconsin Plan has been shut down. Participants will return to government employment services.

Finance Ministry: Defer Child Care Tax Credit by 2 Years

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz plans to ask the Cabinet Sunday to defer tax credits for day care costs by at least two years.