By the end of 2024, about 1.4 million Kazakhstanis received social payments from the State Social Insurance Fund (hereinafter referred to as the SSIF) for five social risks totaling 958.3 billion tenge.

Social disability payments are awarded to participants in the compulsory social insurance system (hereinafter referred to as the system) in addition to the State social disability benefit, which is paid from the budget. Payment from the SSIF is made during the period of general disability with a degree from 30% to 100%, established by a medical and social examination and does not depend on continuing employment.

In 2024, more than 102 thousand people received disability payments in the amount of 46.6 billion tenge, which is 20% more than in 2023. The monthly average amount of the assigned payment was 60,407 tenge.

The social payment for the loss of a breadwinner is assigned to persons who were dependent on a participant in the system in addition to the state social benefit for the loss of a breadwinner at the expense of the budget. Payment from the SSIF is carried out until the dependents reach the age of 18, and in the case of full–time education - up to 23 years.

During the reporting period, 67.9 thousand families who lost their breadwinner received this payment in the amount of 33.8 billion tenge, which is 26% more than in 2023. The monthly average amount of the assigned payment was 64 772 tenge.

A social security payment in case of job loss from the State Social Insurance Fund is assigned to a participant in the system, regardless of the reason for his dismissal. The main condition for the appointment is registration as an unemployed person. Depending on the length of service in the system, payments are made from 1 to 6 months. Its size depends on the average monthly income from which social contributions were made to the State Social Insurance Fund for the last 2 years before registering as unemployed and the length of service in the system.

Last year, this payment was made in the amount of 88.2 billion tenge, 293.6 thousand people received it, which was 31% higher than the number of recipients in 2023. The monthly average amount of the assigned payment was 81,500 tenge.

Social payments for loss of income due to pregnancy and childbirth, adoption of a newborn child (children) are assigned for all days of maternity leave. The amount of the payment depends on the average monthly income from which social contributions were made to the State Social Insurance Fund for the last 12 months before the date of maternity leave and the number of days of invalidity.

This one-time payment in 2024 was received by 245.7 thousand expectant mothers for a total amount of 385.6 billion tenge, which is 11% more than the amount paid in 2023. The average amount of the assigned payment was 1,621,299 tenge.

A monthly social security payment in case of loss of income in connection with caring for a child under one and a half years old is assigned to a participant in the system from the date of the child's birth. The amount of the payment is 40% of the average monthly income from which social contributions have been made to the SSIF over the past 2 years. If two or more children are born, the payment is assigned to each child separately.

For 2024, this payment was assigned to 276.8 thousand people and the monthly average payment amount was 86,758 tenge. In total, 672.6 thousand people became recipients of the payment in 2024. The payment was made in the amount of 404.1 billion tenge, which is 1.4 times more than the amount for 2023.

Thus, the social protection of working citizens through participation in the compulsory social insurance system is much higher than that of non-working citizens.

Source: the Internet resource of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/enbek/press/news/details/929441 ?lang=ru