With the beginning of the year Kazakhstan citizens received social benefits amounting to KZT 43 billion

In January-February 2017 from the Republican budget for the payment of state social benefits aimed 42.1 billion KZT, special state benefits according to lists No. 1 and No. 2 – 0.9 billion KZT.

Currently, the number of recipients of state social allowances on disability is 505,3 thousand people, according to survivor – 171,5 thousand people, by age – 3,3 thousand people.

The average size of state social benefits for the period amount to: for disability – KZT 32 28 thousand; in case of loss of breadwinner – KZT 28 770 thousand; age – KZT 12 719 thousand.

In addition, as of March 1, 2017 in the country amounted to 20.6 thousand recipients of state special benefits on list # 1 and # 2.

Since the beginning of this year, the size of state special allowance according to lists No. 1 and No. 2 given the increase amounted to 21 thousand KZT and 374 19 15 thousand KZT, respectively.