Awards
Despite having no industry and minimal commerce, as well as a population that is generally weak economically, Beitar Illit has been awarded the Israeli Interior Ministry's gold prize for a balanced budget seven years running. The municipal welfare department was awarded a prize and recognized by the national government as an "outstanding department" for its work in preventing teen dropouts. The city also received the 2005 national "flag award," as well as the Council for a beautiful Israel's "Stars of Beauty" prize as one of the cleanest Israeli municipalities, and for community education programs emphasizing recycling, for five years running.
In July 2012 the Israeli government announced that Beitar Illit would be one of a number of settlements receiving construction subsidies of up to $27,000 per home for around 500 new homes. The decision represents a reversal of the government's promise earlier in 2012 to deny building subsidies to settlements.
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