
To ensure employment of the population
As of May 1, 2021, 8,510 people were employed in the region. 3,148 new permanent jobs were created.
Implementation of the State Program for the Development of Productive Employment and Mass Entrepreneurship for 2017-2021
The implementation of measures to ensure employment of the population is carried out within the framework of the State Program for the Development of Productive Employment and Mass Entrepreneurship for 2017-2021 "Yenbek" (hereinafter referred to as the Program).
In general, 6,776 people became participants in the Program, of which 4,831 people or 71% are residents of rural areas.
In total, within the framework of the Program, measures were provided for employment of 6,893 participants, including 2,928 people were employed for the vacancies in the database through the Employment Centers.
As part of the first direction of the Program in 2021, it is planned to train 426 participants in technical and professional specialties. 473 people were sent for short-term vocational training of workers in professions and skills that are in demand on the labor market (the plan is 500 people).
In the second direction of the Program "Development of Mass Entrepreneurship" in 2021, it is planned to issue 327 loans for a total amount of 1.8 billion tenge. As of May 1, 2021, 61 loans were issued at the expense of reinvested funds in the amount of 327.4 million tenge. In addition, the activities of the Program provide for subsidizing and guaranteeing loans. Since the beginning of the year, one participant has received guarantees for microcredits. 389 participants were sent to train the basics of entrepreneurship under the Bastau Business project (plan – 750). For the implementation of new business ideas, 356 grants were issued in the amount of 207.1 million tenge.
Within the framework of the third direction of the Program "Development of the Labor Market Through the Promotion of Employment and Labor Mobility" 392 participants were employed in social jobs (against the plan – 455 people), 118 participants were sent to youth practice (plan - 376 participants), to public works 2,091 participant (plan – 2,811 people).
To implement the Employment Roadmap in 2021 in the region within the allocated limit of 9,751,811 thousand tenge, it is planned to implement 20 infrastructure projects with the creation of 492 jobs.
In addition, 272 new permanent jobs will be created following the completion of the Employment Action Plan projects.
Resettlement
The region continues to work on organizing events for the resettlement of citizens from other regions.
In 2021, within the framework of the State Program for the Development of Productive Employment and Mass Entrepreneurship, measures are envisaged to stimulate the territorial mobility of labor resources through assistance in the voluntary resettlement of citizens.
In accordance with the Program, this year it is planned to accept 688 families (2,412 people) of migrants from labor-surplus regions (Almaty, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda, Mangystau and Turkistan regions, cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent).
As of May 1, 2021, 162 families, 524 people arrived in the region, who are included in the quota for accepting migrants, with the provision of state support in the form of subsidies for moving in a total amount of 6.3 million tenge and subsidies for reimbursement of rental costs or the purchase of housing in the total amount of 81.02 million tenge.
These families moved from the city of Nur-Sultan – 62 families (202 people), Turkistan – 32 families (95 people), Almaty – 22 families (77 people), Shymkent – 15 families (59 people), Zhambyl – 12 families (44 people), Kyzylorda region – 11 families (26 people), Almaty city – 7 families (20 people) and Mangystau region – 1 family (1 person), which are located in all districts of the region and the city of Petropavl.
Out of 524 arrivals: 242 people of working age, of which 109 people are employed, 26 are self-employed, 258 children, 13 pensioners and 8 students arrived.
By kandases*
As of May 1, 2021, 9 Kandas families arrived in the region, with a total number of 13 people, including from China – 1/1, Mongolia – 2/4, Uzbekistan – 4/6, Russia – 2/2.
Of the total number of arriving candidates, 11 people of working age, of whom have education: higher education – 1 person, and average – 10 people.
The regional quota for accepting kandas includes 13 families, 37 people, who were paid subsidies to reimburse housing rental costs in the total amount of 2.73 million tenge.
Of the 37 arrivals and candidates included in the quota: 21 are of working age.
Reducing poverty
As of May 1, 2021, the number of low-income citizens in the region amounted to 7.9 thousand people.
As of May 1, 2021, provided:
The number of families receiving housing assistance in the region since the beginning of this year compared to the same period last year has decreased by 32.3% or by 173 families (as of May 1, 2020 – 535 families).
Social assistance for holidays and memorable dates, as well as in difficult life situations was provided to 10,069 citizens in the amount of 330.2 million tenge. The number of recipients of social assistance in the region since the beginning of this year compared to the same period last year has decreased by 39.0% or 6,424 people (as of May 1, 2020 – 16,493 people).
Support for socially vulnerable segments of the population
The state structure of the network of organizations related to the sector of social protection of the population is represented by 8 operating centers of social services, in which more than 1.5 thousand citizens live, and a center for the rehabilitation of disabled people.
As of May 1, 2021, in the region there are 38 departments of social assistance at home, which serve more than 3.5 thousand single elderly citizens and disabled people, children with disabilities and people over 18 years of age with psycho-neurological diseases.
According to the current legislation, persons with disabilities (hereinafter - PWD) of the region, in accordance with individual rehabilitation programs, are provided with sanatorium-resort treatment, technical auxiliary (compensatory) means, special means of movement.
In accordance with the approved budget for targeted transfers allocated from the republican budget for 2021, it is planned to purchase through the Social Services Portal:
370 wheelchairs, 120 wheelchairs purchased;
248 deaf-technical devices, including 70 digital hearing aids, 118 devices were purchased;
522 technical equipment, 186 items were purchased;
1,112 prosthetic and orthopedic equipment, 265 items were purchased;
It is planned to provide 4 people with the service of replacing speech processors for cochlear implants (Cochlear and Med-el speech processors).
849 people are planned to be provided with sanatorium-resort treatment services, 63 people are provided.
At the expense of the city and district budgets, PWD are provided with compulsory hygiene products, services of individual assistants and sign language specialists.
As of May 1 of this year, 840 PWD were provided with compulsory hygienic means, social services covered 730 people, including the services of individual assistants were provided to 540 PWD of the 1st group with mobility difficulties, and 190 PWD by ear - services of sign language specialists.
(*ethnic Kazakhs who have returned to their ethnic motherland from abroad)