Over 303 billion UZS for pensions and 500 billion UZS for social allowances: March social protection payments revealed

According to the report, a total of 315,057 individuals received disability pensions in March, amounting to 303.5 billion UZS in payments. This includes:

• 38,574 recipients of Group I disability pensions, receiving 1,027,000 UZS each.
• 276,483 recipients of Group II disability pensions, receiving 920,000 UZS each.

Additionally, 4,782 individuals with visual impairments in Group I received housing and utility compensation payments of 192,600 UZS each. The total amount allocated for these three categories in March reached 931.8 million UZS.

For children under 18 with disabilities, 171,380 beneficiaries received 920,000 UZS each, with a total of 163.6 billion UZS paid in March.

Furthermore, 75,390 caregivers of children under 18 with disabilities received 745,000 UZS each, totaling 57.6 billion UZS in payments for the month.

Pension Fund and budget allocations

The Ministry of Economy and Finance previously released preliminary data on the execution of Uzbekistan’s 2024 state budget. Some financial indicators of state-managed funds are recorded separately from the general budget, but if their expenditures exceed revenues, the deficit is covered by the state budget.

For instance, in 2024, the Pension Fund generated 47.1 trillion UZS in revenue, primarily from taxes and other contributions. However, an additional 16.3 trillion UZS was transferred from the state budget to cover pension payments, bringing total revenues to 63.4 trillion UZS against 64 trillion UZS in expenditures.