Ministry of Social Solidarity will start disbursing EGP 400 in Ramadan cash support as of Thursday, February 19th, to families enrolled in the Takaful and Karama program.

Egypt allocated EGP 732.6 billion for social protection in the fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026 budget, Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, announced.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reviewed the state's financial performance indicators and the budget targets for fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026 in a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk.

The Egyptian Cabinet’s decision on the public spending rationalization is not applied to healthcare services, as well as subsidized commodities, petroleum products, social insurance pensions, and Takaful and Karama program.

The Egyptian government has dedicated a sum of EGP 530 billion for subsidies and social protection in the fiscal year (FY) 2023/2024’s budget, compared to EGP 244.5 billion under FY 2014/2015 budget.