Higher allowances for elderly in districts inhabited by fewer older people

The older people in the districts of Criuleni and Soldanesti received the highest allowances on the occasion the International Day of Older Persons - 500 and 440 lei, respectively. More than a half of the recipients in other districts got as little as 100 lei, and in the remaining districts – allowances ranging from 115 to 300 lei. The difference is due to the fact that Soldanesti and Criuleni are the districts with the lowest rates of older people – 333 persons in total. About 33,300 people across Moldova benefited from material aid offered on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons. More than 4.7 million lei were distributed through the National Fund and the local funds for social support of population. Last year, financial aid totalling 4.2 million lei was distributed to some 32,500 people on the International Day of Older Persons.