To provide a walfare information providing system through which welfare information can efficiently be obtained.
This system is provided with a welfare tool database which stores product information on a welfare tool inputted from a client 8 and sale and rental information on a welfare tool inputted from the client 8 or a client 9, and the product information and sale and rental information are stored in the welfare tool database. According to retrieval conditions inputted from a client 11, retrieval from the welfare tool database is carried out to provide product information and sale and rental information which meet the retrieval conditions for the client 11. Consequently, products of welfare tools and a store, etc., handling the welfare tools can be known without individually checking the product information and sale and rental information on welfare tools, so that information regarding welfare tools can efficiently be obtained.