Social Welfare Policy Program
Israel’s social welfare system provides an array of social services and benefits for the nation’s weakest population groups. The Social Welfare Policy Program analyzes the availability, accessibility and the extent of coverage of various programs as well as the degree that these programs are understood and utilized by the intended recipients.
- Policy Program Fellows
- Chair
- Michael Shalev
- Fellows
- Leah Ahdut
- Mimi Ajzenstadt
- Michal Almog-Bar
- Dorit Altschuler
- Uri Aviram
- Shirley Avrami
- Roni Barzuri
- Yigal Ben-Shalom
- Israel Doron
- Johnny Gal
- Boni Goldberg
- Yosef Katan
- Chana Katz
- Lihi Lahat
- Alisa Lewin
- Ibrahim Mahajne
- Miki Malul
- Menachem Monnickendam
- Baruch Ovadiah
- Amir Paz-Fuchs
- Haya Stier
- Yossi Tamir
- Idit Weiss-Gal
- Meir Yaish
- Uri Yanay
A Work in Process or a Much Needed Change? Regulation in the Personal Welfare Services in Israel
Personal welfare services in Israel, like in many other Western countries, are provided 
through a variety of organizations from different sectors. The current study examines the regulatory patterns of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services. The findings show that despite changes in service provision and despite continuous discussions on the question of supervision in the social services, there is still room for strengthening the regulatory policies of the Ministry.
This publication is in Hebrew only at this time.