Starting in the new school year, schools in Kazakhstan will pay for catering services only based on verified data from the Social Wallet platform. During the 2025–2026 academic year, the system processed 149 million free hot meals and activated 1.6 million digital vouchers.
Starting in the new school year, schools in Kazakhstan will pay for catering services only based on verified data from the Social Wallet platform. During the 2025–2026 academic year, the system processed 149 million free hot meals and activated 1.6 million digital vouchers. Authorities require regions to complete preparations by September 1; the Mangystau, Pavlodar, East Kazakhstan, and Zhetysu regions have already confirmed full readiness. The new system is designed to make the distribution of free meals more transparent, allowing the state to monitor service delivery more accurately and reconcile verified data with actual payments.