Poverty in israel

Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows

Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.

JANUARY 30, 2026|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.

Growing class of 'war poor' Israelis pushed into poverty post-October 7, report warns

The report depicts a deepening social emergency in which hunger and chronic financial stress are spreading from Israel’s weakest populations into the lower middle class.

DECEMBER 8, 2025|BySARAH BEN-NUN

'THERE IS such a big supply of food and so many hungry people; the problem is in the distribution and in the method of getting it out there.’

Nearly three million Israelis face food insecurity, including one million children, report finds

A report from the National Insurance Institute (NII) shows a slight improvement in access to food across Israel, but it also shows that geographical and economic food inequality persist.

NOVEMBER 16, 2025|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

RABBI EFRAIM DUCHMAN of Colel Chabad’s New York office inspects the baby formula in the Colel Chabad Slager Logistics Center in Be’er Tuvia

Nourishing hope: The impact of food nutrition on the working poor

For more than 3,000 Israeli families, the gift of infant formula from Colel Chabad means more than nourishment; it’s one weight off their shoulders during their hardest days

JULY 23, 2025|ByALAN ROSENBAUM

In Israel’s desert, JNF UK working to restore dignity to underprivileged

The Jerusalem Post learns about special projects for Israel’s poorest populations.

NOVEMBER 18, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Svetlana Grosha, who oversees the wellbeing of those who work at the "factory." "We have everyone here," she says.

Food insecurity and the state budget: Is the right to have food political?

Out of the total NIS 480 billion budget, not one shekel was apportioned to address food insecurity, meaning food for people in need.

OCTOBER 15, 2020ByGIDI KROCH

AN ELDERLY man searches through a garbage can in Jerusalem in 2017.

Amidar public housing splits units to meet demand, charges resident twice

The Housing and Construction Ministry and Amidar split units rather than purchasing or building new ones in order to provide more housing and meet the vast demand for public housing.

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Thousands of Israeli kids expected to drop out of school over poverty

52,830 first graders beginning their education this week are poor, the Latet NGO warns

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Children are returning to school in Israel amid the coronavirus pandemic. August 24, 2020.

Two million Israelis lose income during COVID-19, fear poverty

It is feared that in 2021 many middle-class families will be reduced to poverty and food aid.

AUGUST 17, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN

A man searches through trash in the city center of Jerusalem, June 02 2020.

Likud Minister Hanegbi says complaining of hunger is 'populist bulls**t'

The minister-without-portfolio's page on Wikipedia was changed temporarily to open with the words "Tzachi Hanegbi is a corrupt, opportunistic pig."

JULY 5, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE

After saying that complaining of hunger is "populism" and "bullshit," Minister Tzachi Hanegbi's Wikipedia page was changed.

Sabina Alkire and the Boris Mints Institute Prize

Alkire was recognized for her exceptional contribution to the understanding of the dynamics and implications of poverty.

MAY 27, 2020BySTEVE LINDE

PROF. SABINA ALKIRE, director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at Oxford University.

Poverty - How many potatoes does it take to feed Israel’s hungry children?

Yad Ezra v’Shulamit is one of the largest food distribution organizations in Israel. Yet, even with its Herculean efforts they reach only a quarter of those in need.

APRIL 30, 2020ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER