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Public Housing Waitlist in Rishon LeZion
Public-housing eligibility by income, family size, and asset status. Waitlist is long — sometimes years. Priority bumps available for specific situations.
About Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion is home to a large, active Israeli-Ethiopian community, historically concentrated in the Ramat Eliyahu neighbourhood — originally built as absorption housing and now a long-standing community centre. The neighbourhood is at the heart of urban-renewal efforts, alongside a growing second-generation presence across the city.
Basic eligibility
- Israeli citizen/resident
- Property ownership: 0 (no apartment owned)
- Family income: under a ceiling that scales with family size
- Years married: at least 5 (for couples; single parents exempt)
Priority bumps
- Single-parent families with 2+ children
- Age 60+ without housing
- People with disabilities
- Holocaust survivors
- New immigrants in their first 7 years
How to apply
- Submit application to the Ministry of Construction & Housing
- Attach: ID, income proofs, land registry (tabu)
- Join the waitlist by geographic area
- Annual updates required — otherwise dropped from list
📞 Ministry of Construction & Housing: *5442
Eligibility check
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