Madbouly outlines Egypt's social protection and housing plans at 2026 forum

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly detailed the state's social protection programs while addressing the Egypt 2026 Forum session on markets and social safety nets.

• Madbouly said some 4.7 million families currently benefit from the Takaful and Karama program, with 8.2 million families served since its launch.
• He said the program provides support for up to three years, with an evaluation of each family's ability to exit dependency.
• Madbouly stated about 60% of Egyptian families receive food subsidy support, with allocations rising from 32.8 billion to 178 billion Egyptian pounds.
• He said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will launch a major housing program covering rental and social housing over the coming four years.
• Madbouly said health and education spending rose 30% and 20% respectively from the previous year.
• He said rolling out universal health insurance nationwide would require hundreds of billions of pounds, hoping service spending rises 100% annually.
• Madbouly said food and bread subsidy allocations will rise annually to keep pace with inflation, settling debate over subsidy cuts.