Who in Kazakhstan Will Fall Into Category E by Income Level

Kazakhstan's Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Askarbek Yertayev, said at an SCC briefing who will make up the most socially vulnerable population category after the reform. He stated that there are 128,000 such families across Kazakhstan.

Yertayev said the category will include elderly people, people with disabilities, children left without parental care, and families who cannot support themselves. The main criteria for category E are having no income, loan payments overdue by more than 90 days, no able-bodied family members, and, the most important sign, having no housing.

The report recalled that Nur.kz had previously written about who would be classed as category A (wealthy), B (well-off), C (income from 305 thousand) and D (on the poverty line). It was also noted that the level of well-being will be determined monthly.