Hello, my name is Sholpan and I turn 61 at the beginning of January 2023. So, I can already retire and where should I apply?
The Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan considered and approved the draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On amendments and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues of state youth policy and social security. This Law provides that from 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2028 the retirement age for women is planned to be set at 61, i.e. raising the retirement age for women is suspended until 01.01.2028. Based on this, you are entitled to pension benefits in connection with the onset of retirement age - at the age of 61.
Men are also entitled to pension payments upon reaching the age of 63 and persons with disabilities of the first and second groups, established indefinitely.
To assign an old-age pension and a state basic pension, as well as to receive payments from compulsory pension contributions and compulsory occupational pension contributions from the UAPF, it is necessary to apply with a single application and a package of documents only to the Public Service Center of the Government for Citizens State Corporation.
The beneficiary will also be provided with a proactive service (by default) for the payment of a state guarantee (the difference between the amount of contributions actually made, taking into account inflation and the amount of pension savings, if any). The first pension benefit from the UAPF will be made within ten working days from the date of registration of the application or within ten working days from the date the beneficiary becomes entitled to pension benefits from the UAPF. Subsequent monthly benefit payments from the UAPF will be made in accordance with the established pension benefit payment schedule.
If the amount of pension savings on the date of application does not exceed twelve times the minimum pension established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year, this amount is paid to the beneficiary from the UAPF at a time (in 2023 - KZT636,912 = 12 * KZT53,076).
If the amount on the pension account is larger, then the monthly benefit will be calculated as follows: the amount of savings is multiplied by 6.5% and divided by 12.
In the event that the balance of pension savings on the IPSA after the next monthly benefit is less than 54 percent of the subsistence minimum established for the corresponding financial year by the law on the republican budget, this balance is paid together with the amount of the next benefit.
To make pension benefits from the UAPF, persons who are disabled of the first and second groups, if the disability is established indefinitely, must contact the UAPF - directly to the office or through the website in the "Electronic Services" section.
The list of required documents for receiving pension benefits is detailed on the UAPF website.