Uzbekistan is actively expanding the digitalization of its pension services. According to plans, starting January 1, 2027, the Pension Fund will cease accepting documents and information from citizens in paper form. Furthermore, some types of pension payments will be assigned automatically, without the need to submit an application.
Starting November 1, 2026, a mechanism for proactively assigning early pensions to unemployed individuals will be introduced, eliminating the need for citizens to apply. A similar automatic mechanism will begin operating on January 1, 2027, for survivor's pensions.
From the beginning of 2027, citizens will be able to receive information about their pension in advance through the online service 'My Pension'. In the future, electronic provision of other pension services is planned. Specifically, citizens will be able to apply for preferential pensions, transfer payments to cash, restore suspended payments, receive information about deductions from pensions and voluntarily paid social tax.
There will also be the option to register pension documents online at a new address when changing residence. Certain changes concern the accounting of work experience for citizens working under civil law contracts. Starting October 1, 2026, citizens who pay social tax at the established rate will automatically receive one year of credit in their work experience. If the total amount of social tax paid over the year under civil law contracts reaches the established minimum for self-employed persons, one year of experience will be credited automatically, without additional tax payment.
Another option will become available on January 1, 2027, for citizens with official income: they will be able to voluntarily pay social tax for a family member who is unemployed, so that this person can also have future work experience credited. This requires paying the social tax monthly in the amount of 12% of the minimum wage.
Citizens will be able to track information about deposited amounts and accumulated work experience through a mobile application or personal account. Thus, the new measures ensure the transition from paper-based document management to electronic interaction, expand the proactive assignment of certain types of pensions, and provide remote access to information about pension rights.
