The old-age pensions represent the largest social category of pensions provided to over 514,000 persons. The average monthly old-age pension is 1,194 lei, totaling over 614 million a year provided to all the recipients. The persons who worked in civil aviation get the highest pension - about 6,312 lei a month. The information was provided by the independent think tank “Expert-Grup” by an interactive graphic, IPN reports.

According to the data of the National House of Social Insurance, the judges rank second with a pension of over 6,100 lei. This pension is now provided to 266 beneficiaries. A former Government member receives a pension of over 5,000 lei. Seventy-four persons are now entitled to such a pension. A pension of slightly over 4,000 lei is paid to 269 ex-MPs. The lowest pension, of slightly over 500 lei, is paid to 28 persons who worked in the field of culture.

Info-graphic author, expert Tatiana Savva established that among social welfare the benefits for temporary incapacity for work add up to the largest amount – 235.6 million lei provided to 210,000 beneficiaries that get 1,121 lei a month. These are followed by the maternity benefits. A number of 15,322 recipients get such a benefit of 14,750 lei a month, in the total amount of 226 million lei.

The project is implemented by the Independent Analytical Center “Expert-Grup” with the support of the Good Governance Program of Soros Foundation Moldova.