Khaberni - The House of Representatives holds a legislative session on Wednesday, discussing a draft amendment to the Social Security Law for the year 2026.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the Cabinet approved the justification for the draft amendment to the Social Security Law for the year 2026.
The aim of the draft law is to enhance and expand the social protection system to include new groups, balance the rights of the insured, and enhance the sustainability of the insurance system.
The draft law also aims to enhance the independence of the Public Institution for Social Security and the governance of its decision-making mechanisms. The institution will be restructured and its model will be developed to resemble the model of the Central Bank, where a governor will be appointed by a Cabinet decision, associated with the royal will, with clear determination of his duties and authorities within the provisions of the law, meaning that a minister in the government will not chair the Board of Directors of the institution.
The draft law regulates retirement conditions, making mandatory retirement the rule and early retirement the exception; this is to achieve the sustainability of the insurance system and preserve the rights of the insured.
Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan said that the government has amended the draft law of social security so that it does not affect anyone entitled to early, mandatory, or optional retirement at all over the next four years.
The Prime Minister explained that the law will begin to be applied gradually starting in 2030, over the following ten years, and until 2040 for mandatory retirement for both males and females (i.e., it will not be fully applied until 14 years after its enactment, for mandatory retirement).
As for early and optional retirement, the Prime Minister clarified that it will also begin to be applied gradually after the year 2030 until the year 2047 for males and 2041 for females. (i.e., it will be fully applied after 21 years for males and 15 years for females in the case of early and optional retirement).
Hassan revealed that according to the amendments, the five-year difference, or 60 subscriptions, between women and men in early retirement as it was, will continue to be the same for mandatory retirement.
The Public Institution for Social Security has published on its website the results of the eleventh actuarial study, which is conducted every 3 years pursuant to Article (18) of the Social Security Law.
