Application period extended by three months for residential and non-residential units

Cairo - Nadeh Imam: Minister Randa Al-Munshawi, Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, announced that the Council of Ministers has approved a draft decision extending the period for citizens subject to the provisions of Law No. 164 of 2025 concerning certain provisions related to tenancy laws and reorganizing the relationship between landlords and tenants, who wish to obtain alternative residential and non-residential units, by an additional three months, ending on October 12, 2026.

She added that citizens can apply for alternative residential or non-residential units either through the Egypt Digital Platform via the website www.digital.gov.eg or through 500 computerized post offices distributed across the country, provided they have an activated account on the Egypt Digital Platform.

For her part, Mai Abdel Hamid, CEO of the Social Housing Fund and Real Estate Finance Support, clarified that the number of applications received, whether through the Egypt Digital Platform or computerized post offices, has reached approximately 102,000 so far, comprising 99,800 applications for residential units and 1,790 applications for non-residential units.

She emphasized that this decision aims to provide an additional opportunity for citizens to submit applications for the allocation of residential and non-residential units from those available with state entities, which are offered to tenants or those whose tenancy contracts are subject to the provisions of Law No. 164 of 2025.