For today, a comprehensive model of support for families with children has been built in Kazakhstan, which includes a system of state benefits, social benefits, measures to promote employment and tax benefits.

For today, social support is provided to 5 categories of families:

1. mothers and families with children up to 1 year;

2. large families;

3. families with children with disabilities;

4. needy families;

5. families who have lost their breadwinner and taken children under guardianship or trusteeship.

Kazakhstan's system provides support at all stages of a citizen's life. The system of social support for families provides for different life situations.

All social benefits are indexed annually to inflation.

At the birth of a child, a one-time benefit is provided, the amount of which depends on the order of birth of the child. In 2019, the size of the benefit for the birth of the first, second, third child is 95 950 KZT, for the fourth and more children – 159 075 KZT.

Over the past 3 years, this benefit has increased by 38%. To support families in this category, at the end of 2018, benefits in the amount of 40.7 billion KZT were allocated. In total, 395 thousand people received benefits.

In addition, our country provides social support for the care of a child up to 1 year, which is provided to both working and non-working mothers.

If the mother of the child does not work, after the birth of the child she is assigned a child care benefit of up to 1 year, which is paid every month. The amount of the benefit is from 14 544 KZT to 22 473 KZT.

At the end of 2018, more than 125 thousand people received such benefits in the amount of 30 billion KZT. Over the past 3 years, the amount of this benefit has increased by 19%.

If the child's mother worked and social contributions were paid for her, she receives social benefits from the State social insurance fund.

Firstly, maternity benefits, the amount of which depends on the average monthly income of a woman over the past 12 months. At the end of last year, the average amount of such payment amounted to 391 170 KZT;

Secondly, the payment for child care up to 1 year in the amount of 40% of the average monthly income for the last 2 years. The average amount of this payment in 2018 amounted to 32 361 KZT.

In total for 2018 about 400 thousand parents received payments from the SSIF in case of motherhood and childhood for a total amount of 165 billion KZT.

In addition, the state subsidizes compulsory pension contributions to women in the amount of 10% of the average monthly income taken into account in the calculation of social benefits. This is done in order to have women not been interrupted pension savings in the period of the leave to care for a child.

The rights and guarantees of working women are protected by labour legislation. For example, it is not allowed to terminate the employment contract on the grounds of staff reduction, reduction of the volume of work for economic reasons:

- with pregnant women who have provided the employer with a certificate of pregnancy;

- women with children up to 3 years;

- single mothers raising a child up to 14 years (disabled child up to 18 years).

Various programs to support women's entrepreneurship are implemented for women who want to start their own business in our country. In 2018, 3 033 women received microcredits and 1 243 women received grants for the development of new business ideas in the amount of 100 MCI under the program of productive employment and development of mass entrepreneurship.

The state pays special attention to mothers with many children, for whom a number of benefits are provided.

Each mother with many children, awarded with pendants "Altyn alka" and "Kumis alka" or previously awarded the title of "Mother heroine", awarded the orders of "Maternal glory" I and II degree is paid a monthly state benefit. This benefit is for life, that is, it does not stop after retirement, and is granted regardless of her income. The amount of the benefit is currently 16 160 KZT (6.4 MCI) and is indexed annually to inflation. This benefit is awarded to the mother in connection with the honorary titles and is therefore not tied to the subsistence minimum level.  Today, 237 thousand mothers have such an honorary title.

Annually, about 45 billion KZT is allocated for the payment of this benefit.

Mothers with many children, awarded with pendants "Altyn alka" and "Kumis alka", are also exempt from payment:

- vehicle tax and land tax;

- state fees for notarial and legally significant actions in the registration of residence, issuance of passports and identity cards, etc.

Large families with 4 or more minor children are paid a special state benefit. Last year, 271 thousand families received such benefits in the amount of 32.8 billion KZT.

With regard to pensions, mothers who have given birth to 5 or more children and raised them before the age of 8 have the right to retire at the age of 53. 

Separate measures of state support are provided for low-income families. Since January 1, 2018, a new procedure for providing address social assistance to low-income families has been introduced.

The criterion of its provision (poverty line) increased from 40% to 50% of the subsistence minimum, which allowed to increase the average size of the ASA almost 2 times compared to 2017.

The ASA is provided in a new format and includes not only monetary payment, but also the provision of social services, as well as active measures to promote employment, such as employment, training, micro-credit, etc.

In addition, our country provides separate social support measures for families with children with disabilities, for families who have lost their breadwinner and others.

Thus, social measures to support children with disabilities include a child benefit up to 16 years in the amount of 41 578 KZT per month. From 16 to 18 years, depending on the group of disability: for the first group – 57 021 KZT, the second group – 47 220 KZT, the third group – 35 638 KZT.

In addition to these payments, benefits are granted to a person raising a disabled child upon reaching him the age of majority. At the end of 2018, an average of 80,6 thousand people received such a benefit. The amount of benefits in 2019 is 31 183 KZT. Since July 1, 2018, on behalf of the Head of State, a care allowance of a first group disabled person from childhood over 18 years old was introduced. Last year it was received by 11,5 thousand people. In 2019, the amount of the benefit is 31 183 KZT (1,05 minimum subsistence level). In addition, children, taking into account individual requirements are provided with technical supporting (compensatory) aids (prosthetic and orthopedic assistance, surdo-,tiflo-means), special means of transportation (wheelchairs), health resort treatment and mandatory health aids. Families who have lost the breadwinner are provided with state benefits from the budget in the amount of 25,541 KZT for one dependent up to 62,663 KZT for six or more children. If the breadwinner worked, then additional payments are provided from the State Social Insurance Fund.

In order to ensure the convenience and accessibility of public services for the population, since last year 4 types of services have been launched in a proactive mode. Registration of the birth record, enqueuing in pre-school institutions, the appointment of benefits for the birth of a child and payments for child care up to 1 year are combined into one proactive service and are provided without personal treatment of women.

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In general, the measures taken within the framework of social protection of motherhood and childhood had a positive impact on the demographic growth of the country's population. Over the past 10 years, the birth rate has increased by 10% (in 2008, 356,6 thousand were born and in 2018 – 391 thousand children).