Salaries of social workers to be increased in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, from January 1, 2021, the wages of more than 38.5 thousand social workers of state organizations will be increased. For these purposes, about 95 billion tenge will be allocated from the republican budget for the next three years.

The increase in wages will affect the main personnel (social workers) and management personnel operating in medical and social institutions (hereinafter - LSG) of the stationary (homes for the elderly and disabled) and semi-stationary types (day care units, rehabilitation centers), in temporary residence institutions (rehabilitation centers for persons without a fixed abode, victims of domestic violence), as well as social workers providing services at home.

As a result, from January 1, 2021, by increasing the official salary, the salary for social workers will increase 1.5 times, from January 1, 2022 - 1.75 times from the current value, and in 2023 - 2 times.

At the same time, it is planned to increase wages for the administrative and auxiliary personnel of LSG by increasing the additional payment to the official salary from 30 to 40%.

Taking into account the specifics of the serviced contingent (lonely elderly people, persons with disabilities, including adults and children with profound neuropsychiatric diseases, disorders of the musculoskeletal system), social workers require high psycho-emotional output, care and continuous observation, and rehabilitation procedures.

“This year has been difficult for everyone. Our social workers practically lived in institutions, dealt with a special contingent. We appreciate their work and recognize their great importance. We hope that this measure will allow attracting specialists to the social sphere, reduce the shortage of workers and stabilize the personnel situation, ”said the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan Birzhan Nurymbetov.