ANNOUNCEMENT
UAPF reminds people to apply for pension benefits in a timely manner
The UAPF continuously conducts outreach efforts on the need for both beneficiaries and heirs of deceased individuals with UAPF savings to claim their pension benefis in a timely manner.
Every year, the UAPF verifies with the State Corporation "Government for Citizens" the records of individuals who have reached retirement age and who have pension savings through compulsory pension contributions (CPCs) and compulsory occupational pension contributions (COPCs) to the UAPF and who have not applied to the UAPF for their benefit. These individuals are verified in the information system of the authorized body in the sphere of social protection of the population for pension benefits assigned from budgetary funds based on age, length of service, and the state basic pension benefit.
Since March of this year, a no-application procedure for pension benefits through voluntary pension contributions (VPC) has been introduced for individuals who have reached retirement age and have pension savings in the UAPF through VPC, including those who have not applied to the UAPF for payment due to reaching the age of fifty or disability. This procedure also requires an annual reconciliation with the Government for Citizens State Corporation.
Based on the results of the annual reconciliation, the UAPF makes pension benefit payments to beneficiaies proactively (without an application) through the State Corporation. This means that pensioners receiving a pension from the state budget begin receiving payments from the UAPF if they have pension savings formed through the CPC, COPC, and VPC.
Statistics
As of May 1, 2026, the total amount of unclaimed pension savings in individual pension savings accounts (IPSAs) for accounting for the compulsory pension contributions of 279,041 individuals who have reached the generally established retirement age is approximately 45 billion tenge. Of these, according to information obtained by UAPF from government information systems, the following are true:
- 155,217 individuals are deceased and their pension savings can be claimed by their heirs;
- 61,459 individuals have registered for permanent residence outside the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with the procedure established by law;
- 62,365 individuals have not yet applied to the State Corporation (PSC at their place of residence) to apply for their old-age pensions.
How to receive pension benefits?
Let us remind you that pension savings are subject to accounting in the IPSA of contributors (beneficiaries) in the UAPF, continue to be invested and remain in the IPSA of contributors until they are claimed by the beneficiaries or their heirs (in the event of the death of the beneficiary).
Upon reaching the generally established retirement age
To claim pension benefits from the UAPF upon reaching retirement age, as well as basic and solidarity pensions from the state budget, beneficiaries must contact the State Corporation "Government for Citizens" (PSC) at their place of residence.
If a beneficiary has VPC pension savings in the UAPF for which they have not previously applied (due to reaching age 50 or disability), they will also be assigned pension benefits from the UAPF through the VPC.
When leaving for permanent residence
Foreigners and stateless persons who have permanently resided outside the Republic of Kazakhstan and who have pension savings in the UAPF may exercise their right to pension benefits from the UAPF in connection with their departure for permanent residence outside the Republic of Kazakhstan, unless otherwise provided by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In connection with the death of a person with pension savings
In the event of the death of a person with pension savings in the UAPF, their UAPF family members are paid a one-time funeral payment from the deceased person's pension savings up to an amount equal to 94 times the monthly calculation index established for the relevant financial year by the law on the republican budget, but no more than the deceased person's available IPSA funds.
Pension and targeted savings are also inherited in accordance with the procedures established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Within six months of the death of a person with savings, their heirs must contact a notary to register the deceased person's savings and obtain a certificate of inheritance. If the deadline is missed, they must apply to the courts to restore their inheritance rights.
A list of required documents for receiving pension benefits, depending on the type of pension benefit and the method of application, is available on the enpf.kz website in the "Services - Pension Benefits" section.