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Footnote. The title as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 9-IV as of December 19, 2007 (see Art.2 for the enactment procedure).
This Law is aimed at the social protection of citizens who, as of January 1, 1998, had the work record, established by this Law, of underground and opencast mining work, work with especially harmful and especially difficult working conditions or work with harmful and difficult working conditions.
Footnote. The preamble as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 9-IV as of December 19, 2007 (see Art.2 for the enactment procedure).Chapter 1. General provisions
Article 1. Basic concepts used in this Law
The following basic concepts are used in this Law:
1) State Corporation “Government for Citizens” (hereinafter referred to as the State Corporation) is a legal entity created by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to provide public services in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, organize work on accepting applications for the provision of public services and issuing their results to the service recipient according to the “one window” principle, ensuring the provision of public services in electronic form;
1-1) the authorized body for the assignment of allowances - a territorial division of the state body implementing state policy in the field of social protection of the population;
2) the state special allowance (hereinafter referred to as the allowance) - a cash payment to persons who, as of January 1, 1998, had the work record, established by this Law, of underground and opencast mining work, work with especially harmful and especially difficult working conditions or work with harmful and difficult working conditions;
3) the central executive body - a state body in charge of social protection of the population, and also, within the limits provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of intersectoral coordination in this field;
4) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 23.12.2023 № 50-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Footnote. Article 1 is in the wording of Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 293-V as of 17.03.2015 (to be enacted ten calendar days after its first official publication); as amended by Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 408-V as of 17.11.2015 (to be enacted from 01.03.2016); № 165-VI as of 02.07.2018 (to be enacted ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 23.12.2023 № 50-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).
Article 2. Funds for the payment of the allowance
The allowance is paid out of public funds in accordance with this Law.
Footnote. Article 2 is amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 13 as of December 20, 2004 (to be enacted from January 1, 2005).Chapter 2. The procedure for granting and paying the allowance
Article 3. The citizens’ right to the allowance
1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be entitled to receive the allowance in the manner prescribed by this Law.
2. The allowance shall be paid monthly.
3. The allowance shall be paid regardless of the salary received.
Article 4. Citizens eligible for the allowance
1. Citizens who, as of January 1, 1998, had the work record of underground and opencast mining work, work with especially harmful and especially difficult working conditions according to List N 1 of productions, works, occupations, positions and indicators approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, are eligible for the allowance:
men - at the age of 53 and with the work record of at least 20 years, at least 10 years of which were spent doing the specified work;
women – at the age of 48 and with the work record of at least 15 years, at least 7 years 6 months of which were spent doing the specified work.
2. Citizens who, as of January 1, 1998, had the work record according to List N 2 of productions, works, occupations, positions and indicators with harmful and difficult working conditions approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, are eligible for the allowance:
men – at the age of 58 and with the work record of at least 25 years, at least 12 years and 6 months of which were spent doing the specified work;
women - at the age of 53 and with the work record of at least 20 years, at least 10 years of which were spent doing the specified work.
2-1. Calculation of work experience is carried out in accordance with the Social Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. If the work record, required by this Law according to List N 2 of productions, works, occupations, positions and indicators, of work with harmful and difficult working conditions is insufficient, it is necessary to add the years of the work record of underground and opencast mining work, work with especially harmful and especially difficult working conditions according to List N 1 of productions, works, occupations, positions and indicators.
4. Citizens, who retired on preferential terms before January 1, 1998 are not eligible for the allowance.
Footnote. Article 4 is in the wording of Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 9-IV as of 19.12.2007 № 9-IV (see Art.2 for the enactment procedure); as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 165-VI as of 02.07.2018 (to be enacted ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023).Article 5. The procedure and term for granting the allowance
1. One can apply for the allowance at any time after the right thereto arises, without any time limit.
Moreover, the allowance is granted regardless of whether an applicant has stopped working by the time of applying for the allowance or still works.
2. A person eligible for the allowance shall submit an application for granting the allowance together with the documents, the list of which is fixed by the central executive body, to the State Corporation.
3. The term for granting allowances does not exceed eight working days of the registration of the application and all the necessary documents with the State Corporation.
4. The day of applying for granting the allowances is the day of the registration of the application and all the necessary documents with the State Corporation.
In case of refusal to grant the allowance, the authorized body for granting the allowance is obliged to provide written reasons for the refusal and return documents to the applicant.
5. The allowance is assigned from the date of application. The procedure for assigning, paying, suspending, recalculating, resuming, terminating the payment of benefits and reviewing the decision on its payment is determined by the central executive body.
Footnote. Article 5 is in the wording of Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 293-V as of 17.03.2015 (to be enacted ten calendar days after its first official publication); as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 408-V as of 17.11.2015 (to be enacted from 01.03.2016); dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023).Article 5-1. Refusal to accept an application and assign allowance
1. The grounds for refusal to accept an application for appointment of allowance are:
1) obtaining information from the digital system of the central executive body confirming the assignment, payment, or submission of an application for the assignment of a benefit;
2) submission by the applicant of an incomplete package of documents in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) expired documents;
3) discrepancy between the information in the identity document (except for its replacement in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, confirmed by information from state digital systems) and the documents required for the assignment of the benefit;
4) the absence of the applicant's consent to access the personal data of restricted access, which are required for assignment of allowance.
2. The grounds for refusal to assign allowance are:
1) establishing the unreliability of the documents submitted by the applicant for the assignment of allowance, and (or) the data (information) contained therein;
2) non-compliance of the applicant and (or) the submitted materials, data and information necessary for the assignment of the allowance with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Chapter 2 is supplemented by Article 5-1 in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023); as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.01.2026 № 256-VIII (shall be enforced six months after the day of its first official publication).Article 5-2. Suspension, renewal and termination of allowance
1. The payment of the benefit shall be suspended from the first day of the month following the month of receipt of information, including from digital systems, concerning:
1) the absence of expenditure transactions for three or more months on the recipient's bank account. In this case, the payment of the benefit shall be resumed from the day of suspension;
2) the existence of a supporting document on the conduct of operational-search activities, including the search for a missing person who is the recipient. In this case, the payment of the benefit shall be resumed from the day of entry into force of a judicial act revoking the court decision on declaring the person missing, but not earlier than the date of suspension.
2. The payment of the benefit shall be resumed upon an application on the basis of documents and (or) information received, including from digital systems, confirming the cessation of the circumstances that caused the suspension of the benefit payment.
3. The payment of the benefit shall be terminated from the first day of the month following the month of receipt of information, including from digital systems, concerning:
1) the death of the recipient;
2) the detection of the fact of loss of or withdrawal from citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) the receipt of a request for the benefit recipient's file from the authorized body of the country of departure;
4) the receipt of an application from the recipient on termination of the benefit payment, accompanied by a document confirming his/her deregistration with the internal affairs bodies;
5) the detection of the fact of the recipient's departure for permanent residence outside the Republic of Kazakhstan, including from digital systems
6) the detection of the fact that the applicant submitted false information, which resulted in an unjustified award.
Footnote. Chapter 2 is supplemented by Article 5-2 in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023); as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.01.2026 № 256-VIII (shall be enforced six months after the day of its first official publication).Article 6. The amount of the allowance
1. The amount of the allowance granted to citizens who, as of January 1, 1998, had the work record according to List № 1 of productions, works, occupations, positions and indicators of underground and opencast mining work, work with especially harmful and especially difficult working conditions, shall be 9.42 the monthly calculation index.
2. The amount of the allowance granted to citizens who, as of January 1, 1998, had the work record according to List № 2 of productions, works, occupations, positions and indicators of work with harmful and difficult working conditions, shall be 8.38 the monthly calculated index.
3. Upon reaching retirement age, the recipient of the allowance is given the right to choose between receiving allowance in accordance with this Law or assigning retirement allowance in accordance with the Social Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 6 is in the wording of Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 180-V as of 31.03.2014 (to be enacted from 01.04.2014); as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 408-V as of 17.11.2015 (to be enacted from 01.03.2016); dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023).Article 7. Payment of the allowances
The allowances are paid for a current month through the State Corporation to the recipients’ bank accounts. In case of the recipient’s death, the allowance shall also be paid for the month of his/her death.
In case of death of the recipient of the allowance, family members or the person who carried out the burial are paid a one-time payment for burial in the amount of 35 monthly calculation indices.
The allowance shall be paid in the manner prescribed by the central executive body.
Footnote. Article 7 is in the wording of Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 180-V as of 31.03.2014 (to be enacted from 01.04.2014); as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 239-V as of 29.09.2014 (to be enacted ten calendar days after its first official publication); № 408-V as of 17.11.2015 (to be enacted from 01.03.2016); dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023).Chapter 3. Final provision
Article 8. The procedure for the enactment of this Law
This Law enters into force on January 1, 2000.
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