One of the directions of activity in the sphere of social protection of the population is the provision of social assistance.
Social assistance is a measure of social protection provided to small-scale citizens and citizens who are in a working life situation with the aim of promoting it in excess.
Targeted social assistance (TSA) in accordance with the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 17, 2001 No. 246 "On state targeted social assistance" is provided by the state in monetary form to individuals (families) with a monthly average per capita income below the poverty line established in regions, cities of national significance, and the capital.
Social assistance to certain categories of citizens in need is provided in cash or in kind by local Executive bodies at a time and (or) periodically when a difficult life situation occurs due to a natural disaster or fire, there is a socially significant disease, as well as the average per capita income that does not exceed the threshold set by local representative bodies in a multiple of the subsistence minimum.
Housing assistance payment from the local budget provided to poor families (citizens) to compensate for the difference between the cost of maintaining a single dwelling or part thereof, owned or obtained from public housing, or rented by local Executive structure in private housing stock, and the maximum allowable level of expenses of poor families (citizens) for these purposes, the established local representative bodies, in the order determined by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan from April 16, 1997 № 94 "On housing relations".
As of December 1, 2023, 77,967 people were paid social benefits in the region for a total amount of 2,506,921.7 thousand tenge:
- TSA was assigned to 2284 families (10482 people) in the amount of 979 375.6 thousand tenge, paid to 2217 families (10165 people) in the amount of 877 440.5 thousand tenge, the average amount per 1 person is 8632 tenge;
- Reimbursement of the cost of home schooling for children with disabilities was assigned to 376 children with disabilities in the amount of 23530.1 thousand tenge, 369 children were paid in the amount of 20687.1 thousand tenge;
- Housing assistance was assigned to 456 families (968 people) in the amount of 23,850,6 thousand tenge, 451 families (957 people) were paid in the amount of 23,612.2 thousand tenge;
- Social assistance to certain categories of needy citizens was paid to 71677 people by decision of local representative bodies. in the amount of 1,459,667.6 thousand tenge.
Since the beginning of the year, 3,238 children aged 1 to 6 years inclusive from families receiving TSA have been covered by a monthly additional payment in the amount of 110,512.1 thousand tenge.
A monthly allowance in the amount of two subsistence minimums was paid to 15 children with HIV infection in the amount of 15002.2 thousand tenge.