"Affordable housing is not a dream, but a reality that we must create for our citizens," Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
According to the instructions of the Head of State, 18.96 million square meters of housing were built in Kazakhstan in 2024, which is a record figure in housing construction for all the years of the country's independence.
Thus, by the end of 2024, 172,089 dwellings were commissioned, of which 39,064 were individual residential buildings. Shymkent, Pavlodar, Turkestan and Kyzylorda regions became the leaders among the regions in terms of construction rates.
The year 2024 was a turning point for Kazakhstan's housing policy. In November, the Head of State signed a law on the reform of housing legislation, which will improve the mechanisms of state support for citizens to improve their living conditions. Otbasy Bank will be transformed into a full-fledged development institution that will be engaged in the registration and distribution of housing among needy citizens on a one-stop-shop basis. The reform was carried out in order to increase the transparency of the housing allocation process for waiting lists.
Also, within the framework of this law, about 71 thousand citizens living in public housing on a rental basis were given the opportunity to privatize their apartments. The majority of rental housing owners are socially vulnerable segments of the population, WWII veterans, people with disabilities, large families, orphaned children and others.
Akimats have bought more than 20 thousand apartments for needy citizens from socially vulnerable categories, and about 13 thousand families have already become owners of their own housing for the first time.
In addition, 2.6 billion tenge has been allocated for 2,300 citizens in the form of housing certificates to cover the initial mortgage payment, housing payments have been assigned to 10.4 thousand citizens, housing payments have been allocated to subsidize part of the rent for renting out housing.
Within the framework of the Nauryz and Otau state programs, about 10,000 families improved their living conditions in 2024. The state has allocated 1 trillion tenge to support 64,000 families. The government will continue to provide support in subsidizing rents and granting preferential mortgage loans.
In 2025, 19 million square meters of housing or 175 thousand dwellings will be built in the country, 111 million square meters of housing are planned to be built by 2029.
The Ministry of Industry and Construction, together with local executive bodies, are actively implementing the instructions of the Head of State aimed at ensuring that every citizen of Kazakhstan can live in decent conditions.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/917831