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22 stories about Kazakhstan: wages, pensions and social benefits, newest first. This page updates by itself with every new story.
From 1 January 2027, a new procedure for assigning social payments to people who lose their jobs takes effect in Kazakhstan. The length of the payment will depend on how many months social contributions were made for the person. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population approved the changes by order No. 398 of 9 October 2026, Egemen.kz reports.
Kazakhstan is reforming its social support system from 1 January 2027, making benefits more targeted and checking recipients against eligibility conditions. One planned change would exclude men from receiving child-care allowances and social payments until the child turns 1.5 years old. The Ministry of Labour has previously said these payments can be granted only to mothers, while fathers may take child-care leave without cash payments.
Kazakhstan's Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population, Askarbek Yertayev, said state support should primarily be provided to people who cannot meet their own needs. Speaking at the Central Communications Service, he said the actual level of need of a family is now assessed when allocating benefits, rather than relying on formal assignment.
Kazakhstan Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the digital transformation of labour and social protection. Participants discussed digital solutions to direct state social assistance to citizens who genuinely need it, monitor compliance with labour rights, and identify risks at enterprises early.
From 1 January 2027, fathers on parental leave in Kazakhstan will no longer receive the monthly state childcare allowance, reports Kapital.kz. Working men can still take parental leave, but only women who meet certain criteria will receive the monthly payment until the child turns 1.5.
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The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of Kazakhstan has explained why families with the same number of children may need different state support. According to the ministry, from 1 January 2027, the assignment of certain state benefits in Kazakhstan will take into account the level of a family's social well-being, not only its membership in a particular social category.
Kazakhstani citizens will be able to transfer up to 100% of their accumulated pension savings to private management. The Committee for Regulation and Control in the Sphere of Social Protection of the Population of the Ministry of Labour of Kazakhstan announced this.
The Kazakh government plans to end social benefits for wealthy citizens, a move expected to save 700 billion tenge in 2027 and almost 2.5 trillion tenge over three years. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said that shifting to needs-based payments would end the unfairness of wealthy and low-income families receiving the same support. The Ministry of Labour said about 1.38 million households, or 21% of recipients, will lose benefits, including those with incomes above 305,000 tenge per person per month who own large or medium businesses, several properties or premium cars.
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.
Kazakhstan will revise its approach to guaranteeing citizens' pension savings, Labour and Social Protection Minister Askarbek Yertayev said at a briefing by the SCC. He said the guarantee of the safekeeping of pension savings is enshrined in an article of the Social Code and stressed that the changes concern only investment income.
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Family welfare categories in Kazakhstan, which help determine eligibility for some state benefits, may change depending on a household's financial situation. Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population Askarbek Ertayev announced this at a briefing at the Central Communications Service (SCC), according to a Kazinform correspondent.
From the new year, the rules for assigning social benefits in Kazakhstan will change. When distributing state support, authorities will consider not only household income but also the overall wealth of the entire family. As a result, affluent Kazakhstanis may lose the right to some payments, according to Khabar 24 correspondent Gulnara Khasan.
From 1 January 2027, mothers in Kazakhstan may return to work and keep receiving the social childcare benefit until their child turns 1.5, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection said at a briefing held at the SCC. Almas Kurmanov, chairman of the State Social Insurance Fund (GFSS), said that employment will not be grounds for ending the payment if a mother returns before her childcare leave ends.
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection said the existing procedure for granting 22 of 36 types of social assistance will be kept. Minister Askarbek Ertayev said at a briefing that the changes will not affect a number of payments to people with disabilities, victims of nuclear tests and victims of political repression. He said the reform does not apply to all benefits, that this should be taken into account, and that many questions are being raised on social media.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved all local assemblies, or maslikhats, on October 12, and the Central Election Commission called snap elections for November 29. Most maslikhat seats had been held by members of the Amanat party, which was absorbed into the new ruling party, Adilet, in June.
Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on digitalising labour and social protection, according to Egemen Qazaqstan, which cited the government's press service. Discussed were digital tools meant to ensure state social aid reaches citizens who truly need it, and to help enterprises observe workers' labour rights and prevent labour risks.
Kazakhstan plans to raise the share of pension assets managed by private domestic companies to 20-30% by 2030, the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market said. The move is part of a capital market development programme to 2030 developed with the National Bank.
Kazakhstan plans to change its approach to social assistance from next year. Deputies of the Kurultai discussed the new principles while approving the draft republican budget for the next three years in first reading. Under the changes, state support will go only to those who truly need it. The government says the decision will free up hundreds of billions of tenge for other priority tasks.
Kazakhstan's Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin said at a briefing in the Kurultai that the country's minimum wage (MZP) could be raised. The remarks were reported by a NUR.KZ correspondent.
Around 522,000 Kazakhstanis could lose state benefits because of means-testing criteria taking effect on 1 January 2027, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin said.
Pensions and social payments in Kazakhstan will be indexed starting next year. This was announced at a briefing in the Kurultai by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin. The report is based on information from Tengrinews.kz correspondents.
From 1 January 2027, second-tier banks in Kazakhstan will begin transferring information to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population needed to assess the wellbeing of families applying for state aid. Labour Minister Askarbek Yertayev announced this at a session of the kurultai. The report was filed by a correspondent of the Kapital.kz business information centre.
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