Moldovan PM demands that 600-lei-worth assistance be paid to beneficiaries ahead of Easter holidays

Chisinau, 3 April /MOLDPRES/ - Prime Minister Pavel Filip, in the beginning of a today’s cabinet meeting, referred to two important social projects for citizens, which are implemented this month: a 5.3-per cent indexation of pensions and providing a one-off support worth 600 lei on the occasion of the Easter holidays. The PM learned from Health, Labour and Social Protection Minister Silvia Radu how the process of enforcement of these social projects was carried out, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.      

„People should know when and where they can receive this money, so that we manage to provide these payments ahead of the Easter holidays,” Pavel Filip said.  

Silvia Radu informed that about 610,000 pensioners and beneficiaries of social allocations, which do not exceed 2,000 lei, will enjoy the one-off assistance.  As much as 370 million lei was allocated to this end. The assistance will be paid by the National Social Insurances House (CNAS) through post offices or bank transfers. Next week, CNAS is to present the lists of beneficiaries of the ministry, so that the citizens receive the material aid till the Easter.     

As for the pensions’ indexation, the health labour and social protection minister noted that, starting from 1 April this year, the pensions of more than 690,000 people had been indexed. The beneficiaries will receive indexed pensions at post offices or the pension will be brought home by the postman, according to an earlier  established schedule. About 600 million lei has been earmarked from the budget of the National Social Insurances House and the national public budget on this purpose.