The key facts

  • One-time aid of 1 million soums to needy families is planned for November 2026, with transfers by 30 November
  • The income criterion for electricity and gas compensation is proposed to be raised from 1.5 times to twice the minimum consumer expenditures
  • The baseline electricity consumption norm in non-gasified areas may rise from 200 to 350 kWh per month from 1 November 2026

One-time aid and expanded criteria

In Uzbekistan, a draft presidential decree "On measures of social support for the population in the process of transition to market principles in the fuel and energy sector" has been put forward for public discussion. According to the document, in November 2026 needy families are planned to receive one-time financial aid of 1 million soums. The funds are expected to be transferred to social or bank cards by 30 November 2026. Under the draft, the aid will go not only to families in the Social Register, but also to families whose per capita income does not exceed twice the minimum consumer expenditures and who are identified based on a conclusion of the "mahalla seven". For residents of apartment buildings with central heating, the income criterion is set at twice the level in the regions and three times in Tashkent. The aid will also be available to citizens in the register of lonely elderly people and persons with disabilities, as well as families with orphaned children and children deprived of parental care.

Compensations for electricity, gas and coal

The draft provides for raising the income criterion for receiving compensation for electricity and natural gas from 1.5 times to twice the minimum consumer expenditures. The income criterion for assistance with purchasing coal and through the "Sakhovat va ko'mak" fund is proposed to be expanded from one time to twice the level. The period for paying compensation for electricity and gas is planned to be extended until 1 April 2028, and coal assistance until 1 January 2029.

Energy efficiency and consumption norm

The National Energy Efficiency Agency and the National Social Protection Agency will submit to the Cabinet of Ministers a proposal to continue work on improving the energy efficiency of 3,000 households of the "state-supported family" category living in mahallas of the "hardship" category. The plans include insulating walls and roofs, installing energy-saving windows and doors, as well as solar panels or solar collectors. In non-gasified areas and places where it is difficult to deliver natural gas, the baseline electricity consumption norm for the heating season is proposed to be raised from 200 to 350 kWh per month from 1 November 2026.

Heating tariffs and the price of liquefied gas

A separate draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers proposes introducing new tariffs for central heating and hot water supply from 1 November 2026, and by 2030 gradually bringing heating tariffs to the cost-recovery level. Another draft provides for setting the retail price of liquefied gas for the population at 5,000 soums per kilogram; the difference with the exchange price and delivery costs are planned to be subsidized from the budget. Needy families are proposed to be paid compensation of 3,000 soums per kilogram of liquefied gas, but no more than for 20 kg per month, until 1 January 2030. All measures remain at the proposal stage; the final terms will depend on the adopted regulatory acts.