President El-Sisi ratifies amendments to social insurance and pensions law

CAIRO – 7 June 2026: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has ratified amendments to the Social Insurance and Pensions Law that increase the annual payment made by the state treasury to the National Organization for Social Insurance and enhance the social insurance system's support for insured workers and pensioners

The amendments, approved by the House of Representatives in May and published as Law 11/2026, raise the treasury's annual installment to LE 238.55 billion in fiscal year 2025/26, up from an estimated LE 227 billion, reflecting an increase of about LE 11 billion.

Under the revised law, the annual installment will increase by a compounded rate of 6.4% starting July 1.

The rate will rise by 0.2 percentage points annually from July 2027 until reaching 7% in July 2029. An additional LE 1 billion will also be added to the annual payment each year for five years beginning in July 2026.

The amendments seek to broaden the range of obligations covered by the state treasury, settle outstanding financial liabilities, and ensure sustainable cash flows between the treasury and the insurance organization.

They aim to strengthen the role of the social insurance system in supporting insured individuals and pensioners while preserving and developing the system's financial resources for beneficiaries.

The law enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Gazette.