Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan is expanding support measures for entrepreneurs and families under the presidential decree “On Measures to Increase Household Incomes through the Creation of Sustainable Jobs and Accelerated Development of Small Business” (UP-193 dated 11 September 2026).
The document provides for unsecured loans to certain leading entrepreneurs.
Such decisions may be made by district and city headquarters responsible for creating sustainable jobs and increasing household incomes.
Entrepreneurs who involve families included in the Social Register in cooperation programmes will be eligible for unsecured loans of up to 5 billion soums, calculated at 50 million soums for each participating family.
Authority to manage preferential credit resources under family and youth entrepreneurship development programmes will be transferred to district and city headquarters.
From 1 October 2026, a mechanism will be introduced to compensate part of interest expenses on commercial bank loans for self-employed people and small and medium-sized businesses.
Compensation will be provided based on decisions by district and city headquarters, using funds from the joint-stock company Entrepreneurship Development Company or other designated sources.
The headquarters will make decisions based on local conditions, project effectiveness and priority areas, and will be responsible for the targeted and efficient use of funds.
A decision by the headquarters will serve as the basis for providing compensation.
At the same time, additional requirements related to credit history, the entrepreneur’s category, sustainability rating or other criteria may not be imposed.
Entrepreneurs will retain the right to apply directly to the Entrepreneurship Development Company for compensation under the general procedure established by law. Simultaneous compensation of the same interest expenses under the same financing is not permitted.
The decree also introduces changes in social support. Authority to manage funds from the Sahovat va Ko‘mak, Women’s Notebook and Youth Notebook funds, as well as to organize social assistance and services financed through them, will be transferred to district and city headquarters.
From 1 January 2027, people’s need for social assistance and services, as well as decisions on inclusion in the Social Register, will be determined through a multidimensional assessment system.
In addition to financial circumstances, the system will take into account chronic illnesses among family members, disabilities, external labour migration, having many children and other criteria.
Families’ socioeconomic status will be assessed using a points-based scoring system. Based on the results, families will be assigned to the relevant categories and covered by social assistance measures and services.
From the same date, the State Social Insurance Fund will begin paying childcare benefits to women employed under labour contracts from the end of their maternity leave until their child reaches one year of age.
In addition, families classified as “families receiving state support” under the Social Register will be eligible for additional interest-free loans under family entrepreneurship development programmes.
A total of 100 billion soums will be allocated for these purposes in 2026 and 300 billion soums in 2027.
