Most pensioners live in the East Kazakhstan region

“Government for Citizens” shared information about pensioners receiving pension payments through a state corporation. Today there are 2.2 million pensioners in Kazakhstan.

The registration of this service is carried out by the departments of social security of the branches of the state corporation. According to their data, the majority of pensioners live in the Almaty region - 234,043 people. In second place, with a slight lag, is the East Kazakhstan region - 233,109 people, the city of Almaty closes the top three - 229,994 people.

Least of all pensioners live in Mangistau (55,388), Atyrau (61,252) and Kyzylorda (76,423) regions.

“The state corporation always tries to pay great attention to our clients of retirement age. We have a mobile PSC that can provide services to them at home. Each department has a preferential window where pensioners can receive public services without waiting in line. For two years now, we have been a pilot organization testing the possibility of proactive retirement. In this case, the future pensioner, when he reaches retirement age, only needs to give his consent to the sent SMS notification with a proposal to arrange everything proactively, ”said Azamat Yessembulov, director of the Government for Citizens branch in East Kazakhstan region.

Now you can apply for retirement by contacting the PSC. To do this, the future pensioner must provide the following documents: an application for the appointment of pension payments by age, an identity card and a copy of it, a certificate of income and pensions made from them (issued by the employer or the state revenue authority), a work book or other documents confirming the length of service. Depending on the situation, other documents may be needed - a diploma of education, a military ID, a marriage certificate, birth certificates of children, and others. If a person has a disability, is a participant in hostilities, lived in areas of maximum radiation risk, has the status of "Kandas", you will need to provide supporting documents.

To apply for pension payments, you must apply 10 days before the retirement age.

In 2021, in Kazakhstan, the retirement age for men comes at 63 years old, for women at 60 years old.