Wolt, laundry, gardening, and redacted expenses: The bill for Netanyahu's residences revealed
Following a legal battle, the expense breakdown for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residences has been revealed: nearly 2 million shekels were spent in 2025 and another 731 thousand shekels in the first half of 2026. An expense of about 63 thousand shekels was completely redacted.
The expenses of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residences have been revealed to the public following a legal battle led by the Movement for Freedom of Information. For the first time, the classification of private residences this year includes the house on Gaza Street and other private properties, alongside the residence in Caesarea. The official residence on Balfour Street is currently under renovation, so its expenses appear under the classification of "support apartments."
In 2025, the expenses for the residences totaled 1,979,517 shekels. Among other items, 165,444 shekels were spent on food, 94,957 shekels on gardening in Caesarea, and 2,700 shekels on Wolt deliveries in the month of August alone. An additional sum of 10,590 shekels was spent on preventative treatment for roots that had penetrated under the house in Caesarea. An expense of 63,033 shekels was completely redacted, with no details provided regarding the identity of the supplier or the purpose of the payment.
In the first half of 2026, the expenses for the residences totaled 731,081 shekels. Of this, 53,584 shekels were spent on food, 14,986 shekels on replacing a bathtub in the private residence on Gaza Street, 31,509 shekels were paid to the Israel Electric Corporation, and 42,698 shekels were spent on maintenance and household supplies. In addition, 4,657 shekels were paid for replacing thermostats at the residence in Caesarea. Laundry services were also included in the breakdown: in 2025, payments totaled 3,886 shekels. In August of that year, Shufersal received about 10,000 shekels for refreshments for the residences on Gaza Street and in Caesarea.
Adv. Hidi Negev, CEO of the Movement for Freedom of Information, stated:
"Once again we were required to turn to the court to reveal information about the expenses of the Prime Minister's residences, and once again a wasteful policy is revealed while using public funds. Precisely at a time when the entire public is dealing with a heavy economic burden and the consequences of the war, it is especially important to act with responsibility and full transparency regarding public spending. This is information that should be published proactively and regularly. A normal reality is a reality in which expenses of this kind are visible and accessible to the public as part of the duty of transparency and oversight."
