How to get a social security payment in case of income loss

In connection with the announcement by the World Health Organization of the new coronavirus COVID-19 as a pandemic, in order to protect the life and health of citizens throughout the Republic of Kazakhstan, a state of emergency was introduced in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. Kazakhstan”.

The spread of the coronavirus infection COVID-19 has had the most negative impact on all spheres of life, the economic sphere has not bypassed, and has caused significant damage to most organizations and their employees.

The state, realizing the seriousness of the situation, in order to avoid an economic crisis in the country, has taken a number of effective measures and is quite successfully implementing them today. One such measure is social benefits provided for in case of loss of income due to the introduction of a state of emergency. The amount of the social payment is 1 minimum wage, which in 2020 is equal to 42,500 tenge.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan has presented instructions for those who have lost their sources of income due to the introduction of a state of emergency in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.

1. So, if you are an employer and your employees are sent on unpaid leave, you need to apply for employee benefits:
– Log in to the portal egov.kz
– In the upper right corner, click on your own data, select “Electronic appeals”
– In the window that opens, click on the “Create” button
– Fill in all required fields. In the “Content” field, indicate “Assignment of social benefits to participants in the system of compulsory social insurance for the period of the state of emergency”
– Attach an electronic version of the application
– Attach an electronic version of the list of employees
– Submit the application by signing the EDS.
– The answer will come within 3 working days to your personal account on egov.kz.

2. If you are an employee sent on unpaid leave, you must:
– Log in to the portal egov.kz
– In the upper right corner, click on your full name, select “Electronic appeals”
– In the window that opens, click on the “Create” button
– Fill in all fields. In the “Content” field, indicate “Assignment of social benefits to participants in the system of compulsory social insurance for the period of the state of emergency”
– Attach an electronic version of the application
– Attach an electronic version of the list indicating yourself
– Submit the application by signing the EDS.
– The answer will come within 3 working days to your personal account on egov.kz.

3. If you are officially self-employed paying social and/or pension contributions (individual entrepreneur, private practice, providing services (ESP payers), providing services under civil law contracts), you need to:
– Log in to the portal egov.kz
– In the upper right corner, click on your full name, select “Electronic appeals”
– In the window that opens, click on the “Create” button
– Fill in all fields. In the “Content” field, indicate “Assignment of social benefits to participants in the system of compulsory social insurance for the period of the state of emergency”
– Attach an electronic version of the application
– Attach an electronic version of the list indicating yourself
– Submit the application by signing the EDS.
– The answer will come within 3 working days to your personal account on egov.kz.

4. If you are self-employed without paying any deductions (eg taxi driver, nanny, etc.), you need to:
– Pay the CAP (2,651 tenge in the city, 1,325.5 tenge in rural areas). This can be done in the mobile applications of the banks “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan”, “Fortebank”, “Sberbank”, “JusanBank”, “Bank Center Credit”, “Kaspi Bank”, in the branches of banks and Kazpost, as well as via SMS.
– Log in to the portal egov.kz
– In the upper right corner, click on your full name, select “Electronic appeals”
– In the window that opens, click on the “Create” button
– Fill in all fields. In the “Content” field, indicate “Assignment of social benefits to participants in the system of compulsory social insurance for the period of the state of emergency”
– Attach an electronic version of the application
– Attach an electronic version of the list indicating yourself
– Submit the application by signing the EDS.
– The answer will come within 3 days to your personal account on egov.kz.

5. If you have lost your job (fired), the Ministry of Labor is ready to help you find a job. Only if you have not been able to find a job can you be entitled to unemployment benefits.
For this you need:
– Log in to the portal egov.kz
– In the employment and employment section, select the service “registration of job seekers”
– Order the service online, fill in all the fields and send the application by signing the EDS.
– Within 3 days you must try to find a job. You can do this at enbek.kz. The employment center will also offer vacancies. Only if a job is not found during this period, the citizen is remotely assigned the status of unemployed (if necessary, an employee of the Center for Healthcare will contact you for additional information).
– The payment will be assigned automatically and will amount to 40% of the salary.

If you have any difficulties with obtaining benefits, then you can contact the KORGAN Law Company and our specialists will help you with the preparation of an application to the authorized body and receive social benefits in case of loss of income.