Kazakhstan's Labor Ministry discloses pension compensation: 61,682 people received 9.7bn tenge through July 2026

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Kazakhstan's Labor Ministry discloses pension compensation: 61,682 people received 9.7bn tenge through July 2026

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Labor and Social Protection disclosed that 61,682 retirees received 9.7 billion tenge in pension inflation compensation from January through July 2026. In 2025, the ministry paid more than 16 billion tenge to 108,156 people. The government will stop the one-time compensation from 2027.

Key Facts

From 2027, Kazakhstan will stop using budget funds to compensate insufficient ENPF returns that do not cover inflation for retirees.
In 2025, 108,156 people received more than 16 billion tenge in state guarantee payments.
From January through July 2026, 61,682 people received about 9.7 billion tenge.
Vice Minister of Labor Victoria Shegay said the state guarantee payment is one-time, while ENPF pension benefits are paid monthly until savings are exhausted.
Article 217 of the Social Code guarantees preservation of mandatory pension contributions in the amount actually contributed.

Compensation Payments

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection disclosed the figures in response to an Informburo.kz request. In 2025, 108,156 people received more than 16 billion tenge. From January through July 2026, 61,682 people received about 9.7 billion tenge. The compensation will be paid until the end of 2026.

Policy Change and State Guarantee

From 2027, the budget subprogram that provided the one-time inflation-difference payment will be optimized, and insufficient ENPF returns will no longer be compensated from the budget. Vice Minister of Labor Victoria Shegay said the state guarantee payment is one-time, while pension payments from ENPF are made monthly until savings are exhausted. The ministry said the state fully preserves and guarantees the protection of citizens' pension savings. Article 217 of the Social Code guarantees recipients the preservation of mandatory pension contributions and mandatory professional pension contributions in the amount actually contributed.

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Kazakhstan's Labor Ministry discloses pension compensation: 61,682 people received 9.7bn tenge through July 2026

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Kazakhstan's Labor Ministry discloses pension compensation: 61,682 people received 9.7bn tenge through July 2026

Key Facts

Compensation Payments

Policy Change and State Guarantee

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