Finance Ministry: 96% of pensioners and recipients of benefits received one-time assistance on bank cards

The decree noted that the above categories of citizens living in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and provinces would receive 300,000 soums, and citizens living in Tashkent – 400,000 soums each.

Also, low-income families will receive one-time financial assistance from the state budget, and children under the age of 18 will be paid 200,000 soums each.

As of May 27 this year, 96% of pensioners and recipients of benefits (or 1,569,000 citizens) received 473.5 billion soums on bank cards, the rest will receive funds soon.

The payments will be completed by June 8 this year.