How Much Do They Pay for Childbirth and Childcare in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan (Figures)

Сергей Мацера Politics
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As of 2025, Kazakhstan has allocated 692 billion tenge (approximately 117 billion soms) for birth and childcare benefits for children up to one year and six months old, which have been received by 508 thousand people, according to Tengrinews.

In particular, 286 thousand citizens received a birth allowance from the republican budget totaling 51.7 billion tenge (about 8.7 billion soms). In October 2025, 28.5 thousand people applied for benefits amounting to 5.2 billion tenge (approximately 878 million soms). Citizens of Kazakhstan, kandasy, as well as foreigners with children born or adopted in the country, are entitled to these payments.

The amounts of the benefits depend on the MRP, which in 2025 is 3,932 tenge (or 665 soms), and have been increased by 6.5% since the beginning of the year.

Birth allowances:Monthly childcare allowances for children up to one and a half years:Working parents are also entitled to benefits from the State Social Insurance Fund during maternity leave, as well as for the adoption of a newborn. Since the beginning of 2025, such payments have been received by 175.1 thousand people totaling 245.3 billion tenge (41.5 billion soms), with an average amount of 1,457,321 tenge (246,250 soms) over ten months.

What benefits are available in Kyrgyzstan?

In Kyrgyzstan, there is a monthly "Үй-бүлөгө көмөк" allowance for children up to 16 years old from low-income families, whose income per person is below the minimum guaranteed income (1,000 soms). In 2025, the amount of this allowance was 1,200 soms.

The Ministry of Labor, Social Protection, and Migration has developed a draft law proposing to increase the "Үй-бүлөгө көмөк" allowance by 25% — from 1,200 to 1,500 soms, and to double the minimum guaranteed income from 1,000 to 2,000 soms.

For the birth of a child in Kyrgyzstan, there is a "Балага сүйүнчү" allowance of 4,000 soms, and for the birth of three or more children at once — 50,000 soms for each of them.

Starting January 1, 2026, a one-time "Бала Береке" payment is planned for mothers of many children living in high-altitude and hard-to-reach areas, in the following amounts:

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