Kazakhstan may revise its pension payment model known as the '70/30' principle. According to information emerging in the media, the issue concerns cases where pensioners receive only 30% of their assigned payments, while the remaining 70% goes to the institutions where they reside, reports infohub.kz.
Earlier, a publication on the accounting website Mybuh.kz reported that during the stay of Kazakh citizens in certain institutions, it is proposed to pay 30% of the assigned pension and suspend the payment of the remaining 70%.
"The Ministry of Labor explains the measure by the fact that the maintenance of such citizens is already funded by the state. A similar procedure applies to certain categories of citizens in residential centers: 30% of the pension is paid to the person, and 70% is directed to a separate account of the center and used, among other things, for their maintenance," the publication said.
At the same time, after release or termination of state support, the pension is fully resumed from the first day of the following month.
According to Kazinform news agency, a key element of the new model will be the rule that 70% of payments will no longer be transferred to the accounts of institutions, while 30% will be retained by the citizen.
The Ministry of Labor says the measure applies to citizens in residential conditions of special social services centers (SSSCs), including boarding homes for the elderly and persons with disabilities, including children, as well as institutions of the penal correction system. "The state will continue to fully provide for their accommodation, utilities, food, clothing, medical care, medicines, and rehabilitation," experts say.
A NUR.KZ correspondent sent a request to the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan.