The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/housing-benefits/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:30:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png housing benefits | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/housing-benefits/ 32 32 6 more Jewish NJ couples charged in benefits fraud probe https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-more-jewish-nj-couples-charged-in-benefits-fraud-probe/ Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:43:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1653942 Prosecutors say those indicted Thursday received nearly $400,000 illicitly; scandal has led to anti-Semitic backlash in Lakewood

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]]> Lakewood rabbis warn that welfare fraud is ‘not justified’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lakewood-rabbis-warn-that-welfare-fraud-is-not-justified/ Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:27:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1649956 Orthodox rabbinical council says arrest of 7 couples on charges of illegally claiming benefits is 'a valuable teaching moment'

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]]> New Jersey rabbi, others charged with multi-million-dollar welfare scam https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jersey-rabbi-others-charged-with-multi-million-dollar-welfare-scam/ Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:58:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1648898 Seven couples from ultra-Orthodox community in Lakewood accused of misrepresenting income to bilk public coffers

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]]> Rabbi, several others arrested in public benefits fraud case https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-several-others-arrested-in-public-benefits-fraud-case/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:49:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1647403 Lakewood couples accused of claiming Medicare, housing subsidies, and food stamps by hiding large incomes

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]]> Minister suspends public housing evictions https://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-suspends-public-housing-evictions/ Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:55:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1213868 Yoav Galant ‘wants to learn and examine the issue' over the next few weeks, says official

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]]> Israel to inject NIS 660m into minority communities https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-inject-nis-660m-into-minority-communities/ Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:40:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1109371 Cabinet okays improvements to transportation infrastructure and industrial zones in Arab towns, tourism development in Nazareth

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]]> Slump in housing sales as buyers wait for tax break https://www.timesofisrael.com/slump-in-housing-sales-as-buyers-wait-for-tax-break/ Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:41:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1067698 Finance minister's dream of 0% VAT for first-home purchasers has pushed the property market into a waiting game

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]]> Lapid resolute on housing plan: ‘Let me do my work’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-resolute-on-housing-plan-let-me-do-my-work/ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:32:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=928476 Finance minister defends initiative to drop VAT on first homes, calls his critics 'interested parties'

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]]> State expands Holocaust survivor benefit eligibility https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-expands-holocaust-survivor-benefit-eligibility/ Tue, 11 Feb 2014 07:53:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=868394 18,500 Israelis, recognized as Holocaust survivors but not poor enough to qualify in the past, to receive survivor grants

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]]> Netanyahu names popular Likud minister as new lands chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-names-popular-likud-minister-as-new-lands-chief/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:35:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=348544 Surprise appointment of Moshe Kahlon at Israel Land Administration aimed to cut housing prices, PM says; opposition slams election 'gimmick'

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]]> Court demands gov’t explain housing subsidies criteria https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-demands-govt-explain-housing-discounts-criteria/ Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:12:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=299126 Petitioners claim current system unfairly benefits haredim; state must answer why it didn't discuss recommendations to establish new criteria last summer

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