Uzbekistan Simplifies Pension Service Record and Supplement Rules

Uzbekistan will simplify how work experience is confirmed, how pension supplements are calculated and how several payments are arranged. The changes are set out in a government resolution dated 19 October, aimed at moving the Pension Fund to a more compact system of work. The document amends the regulation on the appointment and payment of pensions approved in 2022 and is intended to expand social protection and make pension services easier to obtain.

For citizens who worked in organisations between 2005 and 2016, confirming service will be simpler. If the relevant entries are in the work book and the employer paid mandatory contributions to the worker's individual accumulative pension account at least once a year, the period will count toward service without an archival certificate. Time spent caring for a child with a disability under the age of 18 will also be included in work experience, based on an electronic medical conclusion, with no additional documents required.

Maximum pension supplements will be calculated proactively, without the recipient submitting an application. Automated procedures also apply to extending pension payments after a disability group is re-established or extended, recalculating pensions when Group I disability is assigned, and changing survivor pensions when the number of family members changes. Supplements for citizens reaching the age of 100 will be assigned and paid proactively. Pension payments will continue when an ID card is replaced. Applications to transfer payments after a change of residence will also be simpler, submitted through public service centres or the Unified Portal of Interactive Public Services.