Egypt aims to cover 4.4 mn families under social safety net by 2020

The Social Solidarity Ministry aims to cover 4.4 mn families under its social safety net programs Takaful and Karama by the end of 2020, sources told the local press. Cash-based social net programs currently cover 20% of families and individuals who need them, the sources said. Egypt is planning to spend EGP 327.7 bn on subsidies and social welfare payments in FY2019-20, a 3.8% increase from the current year.