Kazakhstan to automatically extend social assistance payments for flood victims

Kazakhstan to automatically extend social assistance payments for flood victims

Kazakh citizens affected by the floods will have their targeted social assistance and disability terms automatically extended. First-time applicants for assistance will be able to submit their applications through the e-government portal. According to the Kazakh Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, people with disabilities will also have their terms of disability and individual rehabilitation programs automatically extended until the end of the state of emergency. Borrowers participating in the youth microcredit program will be granted a payment deferral.

“Kazakh citizens employed in subsidized positions in regions and cities where the state of emergency has been declared will continue to receive their wages without interruption. During this emergency period, unemployed citizens in subsidized positions will have their wages paid by the labor mobility center without the need for additional documentation,” said Madiyar Uakpayev, the ministry’s official spokesperson.