The total expenditure does not reflect the full extent of resources pledged to the personal social services; these services have access to additional resources from central government (such as the budget-balancing grants that the Interior Ministry gives to municipal authorities), municipal authorities, nonprofit organizations (many of which receive government aid), and private entities. However, the central-government allocation is an important component in the resources available to the personal social services.
This paper appears as a chapter in the Center’s annual publication, Israel’s Social Services 1999-2000, Yaakov Kop (editor).