Long-livers in Uzbekistan to get bonuses to pensions

The decision was adopted in line with the decree of the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov “On additional measures on further strengthening social protection and material support of elder generation” from 14 April 2015.

The decree said that monthly bonuses to pensions of the citizens at the age of 100 or over will be financed due to resources of the off-budget Pension Fund under the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan.

Uzbek leader also entrusted to write-off the sum of overpaid pensions and benefits to the citizens at the age of 75 or higher, which were revealed in the result of checks of calculations on assigned pensions and benefits, as well as use of preferences, in 2015.