Kazakhstan Celebrates Veterans in Advance of May 9
Kazakhstan Allocates Funds for WWII Veterans Ahead of Victory Day Celebrations
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has allocated 187 million tenge (US$421,442.27) from local budgets to provide one-time payments to World War II veterans in all regions of the country as well as the cities of Astana, Almaty and Shymkent ahead of May 9, the Prime Minister’s press service reported on May 5.
According to the current social assistance rules, the amount of one-time payments by May 9 varies in each region, depending on the capabilities of local budgets and decisions of maslikhats (local representative bodies). Most regions have adopted a unified payment amount in recent years based on the recommendation of the Kazakh Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population.
In 2024, the average one-time social assistance payment in Kazakhstan was 1.5 million tenge (US$3,380.55). However, several regions exceeded this average, with the Akmola Region providing three million tenge (US$6,761.11) and the Aktobe Region offering over two million tenge (US$4,507.40). WWII participants in the Abai, Almaty, Karagandy, and Pavlodar Regions, as well as the cities of Astana and Almaty, each received two million tenge.
Currently, there are 148 WWII veterans living in Kazakhstan, all of whom receive a monthly special state benefit of 59,072 tenge (US$133.13), regardless of other forms of social support.
As the nation prepares to celebrate Victory Day on May 9, these one-time payments serve as a token of appreciation and recognition for the sacrifices made by the brave veterans during the war.
