00:02Kazakhstan, a country of more than 20 million people, has built a comprehensive and modern state social support system that
00:09stands out in Central Asia for its scale and digital accessibility.
00:13In this episode of Modern Nomads, we explore how these government support policies work in practice reaching people at every
00:20stage of life.
00:24From the very first moments of life, the state steps in to support families.
00:28Parents receive a one-time birth allowance, followed by monthly child care benefits until the child reaches 18 months.
00:35The amount of support increases with each additional child.
00:39Kazakhstan is a very social state.
00:42We have paid taxes, as we always say, from birth to birth to birth.
00:47From the moment of raising the loan to many-year-old families, the number of many-year-old families increased
00:52in 2,5 times.
00:53If in 2020, 252,000 families received, then on today, on 1 March, 629,000 families received services for many
01:02-year-old families.
01:03Families facing financial hardship can rely on poverty targeted social assistance.
01:08It provides monthly payments to those whose per capita income is below the poverty line.
01:13Since the beginning of the year, about 30,000 families have benefited from the program.
01:17The address of social assistance has two types.
01:20It is a standard form of assistance and a standard form of assistance.
01:23The number of providers of social assistance is about 30,000 families.
01:27There are 163,000 families.
01:31If I compare it to the same period of last year, there is a dynamic increase.
01:36It is about 22%, because last year, on 1 March, 39,000 families were about 210,000 families.
01:45The country continues to prioritize access to quality education for all.
01:50Over 230 new schools are under construction nationwide, expanding capacity for nearly 270,000 students.
01:58Meanwhile, higher education is supported through state grants and funding opportunities.
02:02Today, one in four adults in Kazakhstan holds a university degree.
02:06As in many other countries, schools and higher education in Kazakhstan are free.
02:11But the construction and modernization schools in rural areas are high on the national agenda,
02:16as the government looks to bridge the gap between cities and the countryside.
02:23The important task is to eliminate the imbalance between rural and rural education.
02:29It is one of the priorities of our government policy.
02:32So, since 2022, many projects are implemented in the field of education.
02:38In addition to that, we build new schools, we also do modernization of the buildings.
02:43From 2023 to 2025, there was a modernization of 3,000 schools in rural areas.
02:51The same way, this project continues in the framework of the request of the government to renovate 1,300 schools.
02:57In rural areas, in rural areas, the local authorities have the right to be able to pay for 25%
03:01of the public education.
03:03There are also measures of support for public education in the public education.
03:13Health care is also free for all citizens.
03:16Kazakhstan offers free basic medical care from preventive check-ups and vaccination campaigns
03:21to chronic and rare disease support.
03:23Today, we must say that 90% of the population are currently being vaccinated.
03:29So, all kinds of displays of medical care and regional medical care are now available to all of us and
03:37who have been replaced.
03:38In our priority, we are setting out the capacity for public education.
03:42First of all, people are currently taking them to have sufficient access to ensure peace and security.
04:15Alongside targeted social assistance, the government provides a wide range of support
04:20for vulnerable groups including people with disabilities, the elderly and low-income citizens.
04:25It includes financial payments, pensions and subsidies for essential services.
04:30Overall, this reflects a comprehensive social support system in the country.
04:34But what makes this system unique is how digital it is.
04:37Most benefits can be applied for online and in many cases e-government platform automatically identifies eligible families,
04:45reducing paperwork and making the process faster and easier.
04:51Join us the next episode where we will tell you more stories shaping the country today.
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