From February 1, 2024, to February 1, 2026, 223,785 applications totaling $35.20 million have been processed (transferred to authorized operators for crediting to applicants' bank accounts).Of these:139,759 applications totaling over $22.09 million were processed for housing improvements;84,026 applications totaling $13.11 million were processed for payment for education.As a reminder, recipients of targeted savings (TS) have the right to use the entire amount or a portion of it. Any unused balance remains in the targeted savings account (TSA). The most popular sub-purposes for using funds to improve housing conditions were: replenishing a deposit in housing construction savings for further accumulation (136,490 applications completed for a total of $21.61 million), making a down payment to obtain a mortgage loan for the purchase of housing - 1,108 applications for a total of $164.71 thousand, and acquiring housing through civil law transactions (final settlement) - 819 applications for a total of $119.36 thousand. The most popular sub-goals in terms of paying for education were: payment for educational services of educational organizations located in the Republic of Kazakhstan, in installments (for each academic period or academic year) or in full at one time (for the entire period of study) (76,643 applications were completed for a total of approximately 12.15 million US dollars), replenishment of an educational savings deposit under an agreement on an educational savings deposit (5,134 applications were completed for a total of over 645.10 thousand US dollars), payment for educational services of foreign educational organizations in installments (for each academic period or academic year) or in full at one time (for the entire period of study) (1,827 applications were completed for a total of 252.49 thousand US dollars). Detailed information on social security payments for the purpose of improving housing conditions and/or paying for education, broken down by authorized operators and regions, can be found on the website enpf.kz. As a reminder, Kazakhstani children received a further payment of $130.71 per child based on the results of 2025, $129.38 per child in 2024, and $100.52 per child in 2023. Children under 18 receive annual payments from the National Fund as targeted benefits, which are recorded in their accounts opened with the UAPF. According to law, the amounts accrued to young Kazakhstani citizens remain part of the National Fund's assets and continue to be invested. Through continued investment, each child's targeted requirement amount increases annually through the investment income received.As a result, the total amount of all accumulated target requirements (including the annually accrued investment income) for a child participating in the program:- the third year, was $370.56;- the second year, was $263.93;- the first year, was $130.71. Adult citizens must independently obtain information about their target requirements through their personal account on the UAPF or e-government websites, and then contact an authorized operator to open a US dollar bank account and submit an online application for target requirements to improve housing conditions and/or pay for education. Currently, the authorized operators are:JSC Otbasy Bank (for housing and education),JSC Halyk Bank (for education),JSC Bank CenterCredit (for education). Statistics on minor children eligible for targeted requirements and adult recipients of targeted savings, as well as on the use of targeted savings for housing and/or education, can be found on the enpf.kz website. You can review the program terms, get instructions, and get answers to your questions on the website kids.enpf.kz. You can also view video comments and instructions on the topic on the БЖЗҚЕНПФ YouTube channel:video commentary by the Chairman of the Executive Board of UAPF JSC Zh.B. Kurmanov:https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=30CdPWl6dv0          video commentary by Managing Director of UAPF JSC M.T. Sharipov:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APg2vATmMk0Video commentary "Question and Answer" on the "National Fund for Children" program:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cKr1VCAvUkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrV0y37Gjnk Instructions for the "National Fund for Children" website:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgP3dmMwAHchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyC2c-HgqpQInstructions for the implementation of the "National Fund for Children" program:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqeT41rWecAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNBSS1VHdWU Instructions on how to check savings under the "National Fund for Children" program for adult Kazakhstani citizens:https://youtu.be/lP1JQ0CuCrs?si=rZV0_mziIQR1MAgLhttps://youtu.be/qkBLyBVUzGY?si=7fjzS5O_ylBQvVyH  UAPF was founded on August 22, 2013 on the basis of GNPF APF JSC. The founder and shareholder of the UAPF is the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan represented by the State Institution Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Trust management of UAPF pension assets is carried out by the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In accordance with the pension legislation, the UAPF attracts compulsory pension contributions, employer’s compulsory pension contributions, compulsory occupational pension contributions, voluntary pension contributions, as well as carries out enrollment and accounting of voluntary pension contributions formed at the expense of the unclaimed amount of guaranteed compensation for the guaranteed deposit, transferred by the organization carrying out mandatory guarantee of deposits, in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On mandatory guarantee of deposits placed in second-tier banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan", ensures the implementation of pension benefits. The Fund also carries out accounting of target assets and target requirements, accounting and crediting of target savings (TS) to target savings accounts, payments of TS to their recipients in bank accounts, accounting for returns of TS in the manner determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of the National Fund for Children program (More details at www.enpf.kz)  Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanai-mendykarin-audany-akimat/press/news/details/1158159?lang=kk

       Employees of a minimum-security facility of the Department of the Criminal Executive System in the Abai Region conducted preventive outreach work with the relatives of convicted individuals aimed at preventing offenses related to attempts to bring prohibited items into the facility.During the event, visitors were thoroughly informed about the list of prohibited items and were provided with explanations of the requirements of the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.“The main goal of such activities is not punishment, but prevention. We strive to convey to the relatives of convicted individuals that compliance with established rules directly affects safety and law and order within the facility,” said Head of the institution Sayat Altayev.Relatives of the convicted individuals noted the importance of such meetings, emphasizing that they help avoid mistakes and violations of the law.“Not everyone knows that even an attempt to bring prohibited items entails administrative and criminal liability. After the explanations, it became clear how serious this issue is,” shared a relative of one of the convicted individuals.The facility’s staff also reminded attendees that the transfer of permitted items and food products must be carried out strictly in accordance with established procedures. Conducting such preventive measures helps improve legal awareness among citizens and reduce the number of offenses within the restricted area.      Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/duisabai/press/news/details/1158169?lang=kk

The Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court presented new important additions to the draft law. Based on a number of proposals from citizens, public organizations, scientists, and legal associations, new important additions have been made to the draft of the new Constitution of Kazakhstan. They were presented by Bakhyt Nurmukhanov, Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court, at the tenth meeting of the Commission on Constitutional Reform. He informed that the Commission had received proposals to enshrine volunteerism at the constitutional level. As a result, they were supported, taking into account the existing Law "On Volunteerism" and the importance of volunteerism in the development of society and environmental protection. "In paragraph 2 of Article 31, an addition has been made to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which stipulates that voluntary social insurance, the creation of other forms of social security, volunteer work and charity are encouraged," said the Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court. He stated that the implementation of this idea would harmoniously complement other provisions of the new draft Constitution. In particular, the Preamble and the fundamental principles of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including the promotion of the ideas of responsible and creative patriotism, the consolidation of the values of hard work, etc. Bakhyt Nurmukhanov said that other changes are related to the organization of the Kurultai's activities. For example, it was proposed to remove paragraph 3 of Article 59 of the draft, which determines the procedure for the formation, powers, and organization of activities of committees and commissions by law. He reminded that currently, the issues of the activities of committees and commissions of the supreme representative body are regulated by the Constitutional Law "On the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Status of its Deputies", the Law "On Committees and Commissions of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan", and the regulations of the Parliament and its chambers. "This amendment will allow us to include these issues in the aforementioned Constitutional Law and increase the level of their legal regulation," Bakhyt Nurmukhanov noted. He also reported that work is ongoing to improve the texts of the draft Constitution in the state and Russian languages. According to Bakhyt Nurmukhanov, the working group is taking measures to optimize wording to ensure the accessibility and clarity of the content of legal norms. At the same time, special attention is paid to ensuring the terminological and semantic unity of the projects. In particular, individual editorial and stylistic corrections were made based on the recommendations of the Government, Parliament, Presidential Administration, the editorial and terminological working group of the Constitutional Commission, specialists of the International Society of the Kazakh Language, and linguists involved in the work.

The draft of the new Constitution of Kazakhstan includes effective legal mechanisms to protect against artificial inaction and protracted institutional crisis scenarios. This was stated by Mazhilis deputy Murat Abenov in his speech at the tenth meeting of the Commission on Constitutional Reform. In particular, the original wording of Articles 46 and 62 provided for the dissolution of the Kurultai in the event of refusal to renegotiate key appointments, which does not correspond to the formula "Strong President - influential Parliament - accountable Government." “The grounds for dissolving the Constituent Assembly have been hotly debated in society, especially on social networks and among experts. Therefore, the faction of the “AMANAT” party proposes to change the concept of “the President dissolves” in Articles 46 and 62 to “the President has the right to dissolve”. As a result, the possibility of artificial dissolution of the Constituent Assembly and political crisis will be eliminated. The proposed clarification is a kind of protection against shaking the system from within, destabilizing it through artificially created disagreements, and trying to drag the country into a protracted institutional crisis. These changes correspond to the logic of reforms and the Just Kazakhstan model. I would also like to suggest that the members of the Commission introduce a clarification in the second paragraph of Article 62, instead of “appointing a candidate proposed by the President”, to “appointing each candidate proposed by the President”. This will allow to avoid inconsistencies in this article,” the commission member noted. In his speech, Murat Abenov explained the logic of introducing the institution of Vice President. "We consciously choose a clear and recognized international model of Vice-President, well-known to the world community. This will increase the popularity and political weight of Kazakhstan and make our system of government more understandable to external partners," he explained the constitutional amendment. In addition, according to the Majilis deputy, misunderstanding the amendments to the draft Constitution will lead to a distortion of the essence of the reforms. Therefore, we need to resolve everything today. "Today, the phenomenon of cancel culture, that is, the "culture of cancellation", is gaining momentum in society. We observe that in different countries, public debate goes beyond the limits: people are not convinced with words, but are labeled as "needing to be canceled". The draft constitution establishes a clear value system in this regard: human honor and dignity are inviolable and protected by law. This is not about banning criticism. Our path is open debate and responsibility," he emphasized. The deputy also drew attention to paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the draft Constitution, which has raised many issues in society. "The thesis that this norm is creating a 'state within a state' is actively spreading online. This is not true. Kazakhstan remains a single state with a single legal space. Alatau is neither an autonomy nor a special territory. This is our Kazakhstani city. It provides for a certain financial autonomy, with accelerated procedures for business to create new jobs and attract investments," Abenov concluded.

Azat Peruashev, a deputy of the Majilis and leader of the Ak Zhol party faction, proposed to more clearly define the form of ownership in the new Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He made his proposal at the tenth meeting of the Commission on Constitutional Reform. Azat Peruashev noted that the status of the property institute plays an important role in investment attractiveness and a positive business climate in the economy. According to him, the current Constitution provides for only two types of property: state and private. At the same time, modern economists divide property into at least 5-6 types. "The constitutions of Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Azerbaijan and other countries, along with state and private property, include municipal property. The constitutions of China, Brazil, and India include collective or cooperative property. In some countries, public property, that is, the ownership of companies listed on the public stock market, stands out. In a number of other countries, the list of forms of property in the Constitution is not limited at all, in order to encourage economic diversification," he said. According to Azat Peruashev, the current development of market relations creates the need to additionally define municipal property, the property of PMIC and condominiums, and the property of private individuals and entrepreneurs. He also recalled the President's January interview with the Turkestan newspaper, in which the Head of State identified cooperatives as one of the most effective types of activities for agricultural producers. "But is a cooperative a simple collection of private property, as interpreted in the Civil Code today? The long-standing disputes of shareholders with latifundists, credit unions with borrowers, and other examples show that this issue has not been fully worked out in the current legislation," the deputy noted. According to him, the same can be said about other types of joint ownership, because today not only private enterprises are developing in business, but also enterprises of individual founders with state participation, businesses associated with municipal bodies acting on behalf of the State Enterprise for the Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, etc. Azat Peruashev noted that given the rapid growth of various new forms of industry and the creative economy, over time there may be a need to define new forms of digital property. "In this regard, I believe it is necessary to emphasize that the main principle in resolving the property issue is market relations, that is, competition, anti-monopoly criteria, or more precisely, the ability to choose different approaches," the deputy said. In this regard, the leader of the Ak Zhol party faction suggested considering the possibility of further clarifying the form of ownership in the new Constitution. In particular, it was proposed to rewrite paragraph 1 of Article 8 as follows: "All forms of property in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be recognized, guaranteed and equally protected." "This means supporting not only state and private property, but also all other possible forms that open up and protect the possibility of widely involving the resources and capabilities of business, society and the state in economic circulation in order to diversify the economy and ensure the growth of the nation's well-being," Azat Peruashev noted.