In the region, within the framework of the current legislation, measures are being taken to support families in difficult life situations.
In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 17, 2001 No. 246 “On State Targeted Social Assistance”, low-income families with incomes below the poverty line are provided with targeted social assistance (TSA). As of July 1, TSA has been assigned to 1.9 thousand families (8.8 thousand people), with 5.7 thousand children, including 622 large families, in the amount of 551 million tenge.
For the payment of the TSA in 2023, 719 million tenge was allocated from the regional budget, and 325 million tenge from the budget of the districts and cities of Kokshetau and Stepnogorsk.
In 2023, funds in the amount of 102 million tenge were allocated from OBs to provide a monthly additional payment to 2.3 thousand children aged 1 to 6 years inclusive from families receiving TSA. Since the beginning of the year, benefits have been paid for 2,620 children in the amount of 53 million tenge.
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 16, 1997 No. 94 “On Housing Relations” provides for housing assistance for low-income persons to pay for utilities and communication services in terms of increasing the subscription fee for a telephone connected to a telecommunications network, within the limits established by the relevant decisions of maslikhats of districts, cities of Kokshetau and Stepnogorsk. As of July 1, housing assistance was paid to 311 needy families (571 people) for a total of 13.3 million tenge.
Maslikhats of districts and cities of Kokshetau and Stepnogorsk approved the rules for providing social assistance, establishing the size and determining the list of certain categories of needy citizens, within the framework of which one-time social assistance is provided to certain categories of citizens.
By decision of maslikhats of districts and cities, 4.6 thousand families in difficult life situations were provided with one-time social assistance in the amount of 285.8 million tenge. Including:
- 457 families whose average per capita income is below the subsistence level received material assistance from the local budget in the amount of 17.5 million tenge;
- persons with socially significant diseases: 2933 citizens with malignant neoplasms received payments in the amount of 175.3 million tenge, 407 patients with tuberculosis were paid 23.7 million tenge, 466 HIV-infected people were paid 28.5 million tenge;
- 156 persons released from places of deprivation of liberty, in the amount of 7.8 million tenge;
- 93 families who suffered damage as a result of a natural disaster or fire, in the amount of 18.1 million tenge;
- 41 students of higher educational institutions and colleges from low-income and large families receive social assistance for tuition fees in the amount of 14.9 million tenge.
These measures make it possible to bring needy families out of a difficult life situation and prevent the growth of social tension.