When, for whom and for what purpose were special social benefits introduced?
Since January 1 of this year, on behalf of the Head of State, a special social payment has been introduced in Kazakhstan to increase the social protection of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in the country and employed in harmful working conditions, which will be carried out through the Government for Citizens State Corporation.
Employers list mandatory occupational pension contributions for employees whose professions and activities are included in the List of industries, jobs, professions of employees engaged in jobs with harmful working conditions and number more than 2 thousand positions. Thus, the special social payment is due to employees employed in various sectors of the economy, including mining and manufacturing industries and others. The condition for receiving a special social payment is that the employee reaches the age of 55 and pays mandatory occupational pension contributions for them (hereinafter referred to as the CPA) for a total of at least 84 months.
What are the requirements for assigning special social benefits to workers in harmful conditions?
Citizens of Kazakhstan, foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in the country, employed in production with harmful working conditions and wishing to receive a special social payment, it will be assigned when:
- reaching the age of 55;
- confirmation of payment of mandatory occupational pension contributions for an employee for 84 months (7 years);
- termination of employment in jobs with harmful working conditions or transfer to another job that excludes the impact of harmful production factors.
To receive a special social benefit, an employee must choose one of the following activities:
- in agreement with the employer, arrange a transfer to another job in the same company, unrelated to harmful working conditions;
- independently get another job outside the company, unrelated to harmful working conditions;
- not to continue working.
What makes up a special social payment for people employed in jobs with harmful working conditions?
How is it calculated?
1) A special social payment for persons employed (working) in jobs with harmful working conditions consists of:
- a special professional state allowance (it is assigned from the republican budget in the amount of two subsistence minimums (PM) and in 2024 amounts to 86,814 tenge (2*43,407));
- insurance payments under the pre–retirement annuity insurance contract (assigned by the insurance company in the amount of 1 PM, in 2024 - 43,407 tenge due to insurance premiums for compulsory accident insurance of employees);
- professional payments at the expense of the employer (assigned in the amount of 1 PM, in 2024 – 43,407 tenge by the employer with whom the employee terminated the employment contract or concluded an additional agreement to the employment contract on changing working conditions);
- pension payments formed at the expense of the UAPF and (or) OPV, from the UAPF, with the consent of the above-mentioned persons to receive them (the amount of pension payments depends on the amount of pension savings in the UAPF).
The right to a special social payment arises on condition that an employee ceases to work in jobs with harmful working conditions or is transferred to another job that excludes the impact of harmful production factors.
2) For persons who are not employed (not working) in jobs with harmful working conditions:
- special professional state allowance;
- a pension payment formed at the expense of the OPV and (or) OPV, from the UAPF, with the consent of the above-mentioned persons to receive them.
At the same time, persons who are no longer employed (not working) in jobs with harmful working conditions as of the current 2024, who have reached the age of 55, in whose favor at least 84 months have been paid in total, in order to receive a special professional state benefit from the republican budget and pension payments from the UAPF, it is necessary to apply with the appropriate an application to the PSC at the place of residence. In the application for payments, you will need to reflect your consent to receive payments from the UAPF.
What needs to be done to receive special social benefits for people employed in jobs with harmful working conditions?
In order to receive a special social payment to persons employed (working) in jobs with harmful working conditions, it is necessary to submit an application to the employer for transfer to another job that excludes the impact of harmful production factors, or for termination of an employment contract. Information about the transfer of an employee to another job that excludes the impact of harmful production factors, or about the termination of an employment contract from the employer is received by the information system of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Based on these data, a proactive service will be provided for the appointment of all types of the above-mentioned payments included in the special social payment. At the same time, consent to receive pension payments from the UAPF at the expense of the OPV and OPV, or only at the expense of the OPV, will need to be confirmed by responding to the corresponding SMS message sent from number 1414.
Thus, after applying to the employer, the recipient of a special pension payment does not need to contact the PSC and the UAPF to make a special pension payment, it is enough to reply to an SMS message.
At the same time, persons who are no longer employed (not working) in jobs with harmful working conditions as of the current 2024, who have reached the age of 55, in whose favor at least 84 months have been paid in total, in order to receive a special professional state benefit from the republican budget and pension payments from the UAPF, it is necessary to apply with the appropriate an application to the PSC at the place of residence. In the application for payments, you will need to reflect your consent to receive payments from the UAPF.
Up to what age can I receive special social benefits intended for people working in harmful working conditions?
Will the amount of payments change?
According to the Social Code, a special social payment for workers employed in harmful working conditions will be carried out before the retirement age and after the appointment of a pension is terminated.
The amounts of designated special social benefits for persons employed in production with harmful working conditions, consisting of three sources (at the expense of budgetary funds in the form of a special professional state allowance, insurance payments and professional payments at the expense of the employer), will increase annually in proportion to the increase in the subsistence minimum, and will be carried out until the generally established retirement age is reached.
The amount of monthly pension payments from the UAPF will be calculated based on the amount of pension savings generated both at the expense of the OPV and at the expense of the OPV.
At the same time, the amount of the monthly pension payment from the UAPF is determined by multiplying the amount of pension savings at the expense of the OPV, OPV (if there is consent to receive them) by 6.5% and dividing by 12. Pension payments from the UAPF will be indexed by 5% annually and carried out until retirement savings are exhausted.