More than 56 thousand Kazakhstanis have their disability terms automatically extended

In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 56 106 Kazakhs automatically for three months extended the disability, the degree of loss of work capacity, degree of incapacity and the individual program of rehabilitation. At the same time, state benefits are paid for a previously established disability group.

In addition, from March 16 to August 24, 15,830 Kazakhstanis were registered in absentia or extended their disability online through the portal eGov.kz This option, along with automatic renewal, was provided to persons with disabilities to prevent mass congestion in public institutions and reduce the risk of Contracting coronavirus infection.

Due to the continued distribution of COVID-19, citizens can submit applications for disability identification and re-certification in electronic format. To submit an application, you must log in to the eGov portal.kz and have an electronic digital signature (EDS).

After logging in, click the button with the drop-down list in the upper-right corner, select "Electronic requests" and "Order a service online".

Then the applicant gets to the personal account, where they need to click on the "Create" button. Then you need to fill in the fields ("Region", "address of actual residence", "Mobile phone", etc.). in the "Recipient" field, select "Territorial Department of the Committee of labor, social protection and migration". In addition, you must attach photographed or scanned copies of documents. You can view the list by clicking on the link "List of required documents".

The final action will be to sign the application using the EDS key. To do this, click the "Select certificate" button and select a file whose name begins with "RSA...", then the system will require you to enter an open password.

As a result of submitting a request, the application will be assigned the status in your personal account.

Note that for children with disabilities who have reached the age of 16 and 18, a re-examination in absentia is provided, based on available documents and taking into account the degree of disability, according to the previous examination.

Recall that for the first time measures to automatically extend the period of disability were taken during the introduction of the state of emergency on the territory of Kazakhstan. The disability was extended for 3 months to persons whose re-examination period fell during this period and a month earlier (from February 16, 2020). Further, the period of disability was extended, taking into account the preservation of restrictive measures, including quarantine, on the territory of the corresponding administrative-territorial unit.

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Source of information: https://www.inform.kz/ru/bolee-56-tysyacham-kazahstancev-avtomaticheski-prodleny-sroki-invalidnosti_a3686688