The General Director of the National House of Social Insurance, Elena Tibirna, explained the legal provisions and the mechanism of annual pension indexing. “On April 1, as provided by law, the CNAS carries out the pension indexing. Indexing represents the updating of the pension’s purchasing power to the current reality. Indexing takes place based on the inflation index at the end of the previous year”, stated the head of the CNAS during the “Obiectiv Comun” show on TVR Moldova.

Elena Tibirna explained how beneficiaries can calculate their pension increase, taking into account the inflation rate. “This year we recorded an inflation of 6.84%. Therefore, each pension beneficiary, to know how much the pension in lei will be indexed, should multiply it by 6.84 and this will be the pension increase as a result of indexing”, Elena Tibirna specified.

She presented the total number of beneficiaries targeted by this indexing, including those receiving social allowances. “The total number of pension beneficiaries is just over 669 thousand. For the age limit, the number of beneficiaries is 523 thousand. In addition, there is also an increase in state allowances. There are 88 thousand beneficiaries of state allowances. These are people who do not benefit from a pension, because they did not meet the conditions, and then the state guarantees them a state social allowance, which is also indexed”, noted the head of CNAS.

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The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection mentions that the allowances will be indexed by 6.84%, and the increases target both daily payments and the amounts granted for special days. Thus, the allowance for the child’s birthday will increase from 204 to 218 lei, and for holidays – from 145 to 155 lei.

These payments benefit children left without parental care, placed in social services, such as professional parental assistance, family-type children’s homes, or placement centers. In 2025, approximately 2,400 children benefited from this allowance.

At the same time, with the same percentage, the expenditure standards for the maintenance of people in social institutions will also be increased. The funds are used for food, medicine, clothing and other daily necessities. The list of targeted institutions also includes centers for the protection of victims of domestic violence.

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At the same time, all pensions will be increased by a fixed amount of 51 lei. For those whose pensions are below the established minimum level, the difference will be covered by a solidarity supplement, funded by the state budget.

Additionally, state social allowances will be recalculated, the amount of which will vary between 1,305 and 5,060 lei per month, depending on the category of the benefit recipient.

“For the indexing of pensions, over 2 billion lei will be allocated, and for the increase in a fixed amount – approximately 300.8 million lei. Through this project, we protect the purchasing power of retirees and ensure a decent living for vulnerable categories”, declared the Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Natalia Plugaru.

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Natalia Plugaru emphasizes that after the application of indexing, the minimum old-age pension is expected to reach 3,264 lei. For individuals with a contribution period of at least 40 years, the pension will exceed 3,500 lei.

According to the draft resolution prepared by the MMPS, the additional increase in pensions amounts to 51.33 lei. The Minister explains that, in total, taking into account the indexing and the fixed increase, pensions will rise by approximately 8%.

In the case of disability pensions, according to the project, the minimum values will be: 2,448 lei for severe disability, 2,285 lei for accentuated disability, and 1,632 lei for medium disability.

To implement these measures, the authorities estimate expenses exceeding two billion lei. The majority of the funds, over 1.5 million, will come from the state social insurance budget, with the remainder from the state budget.

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Thus, according to the project, from April 1, the minimum guaranteed monthly income will be 1,869 lei for an adult and 1,944 lei for a child.

“This measure improves the level of social protection for individuals and families in difficulty”, declared the Secretary General of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Dumitru Pislaru.

The minimum guaranteed monthly income is indexed annually, in order to maintain the real value of the social assistance benefit, in the context of consumer price trends.

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In the context of high natural gas bills, Alexandru Munteanu explained that the price of gas is influenced by trends in international markets, and authorities cannot directly intervene on it.

“The price of gas is dictated by global developments. What we need to do is increase people’s incomes, their wages. We promised to raise the salaries of public employees, but we had to sacrifice some things. We chose to increase investments. We invested in the future”, declared the Prime Minister during the “Bună seara” show on the public television station.

The head of the Government emphasized that many families benefit from compensations to cope with the high expenses of the cold season, but admitted that the support provided is not enough. “Many families have received compensations and have been helped. I understand that it may not be enough. We tried to help the most vulnerable”, said Alexandru Munteanu.

In this context, the prime minister announced that, in March, the Government will come with the official decision to index pensions by 6%. “We will come with the announcement of indexing in March. The indexing will be 6%. The inflation rate drops below 4%. This means that there will be a real increase in income. Compared to inflation, there will be an increase in pensions”, the prime minister further stated.

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The project also establishes the indexing of pensions and social benefits by 6.8%, starting from April 1, 2026. According to the document, over 665 thousand people will benefit from pensions next year.

The state social insurance budget for 2026 is estimated at 51.45 billion lei, both in terms of revenue and expenditure, representing an increase of 4.2% compared to the current year. The largest part of the expenditure is intended for the protection of elderly people, for whom over 34 billion lei are provided.

The document also provides for increasing funds to support vulnerable families, persons with disabilities, and children, as well as investments in social services. Among these are the creation of 2 thousand new nursery places and the expansion of the network of centers for victims of domestic violence. The project is to be examined by Parliament in the second reading.

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