Pensions will be indexed by 6% as of 1 April

Chisinau, April 1 /MOLDPRES/ - Average pension will increase by 262 lei from 1 April. The amount of the increase consists in the amount of pension indexation by 6% and the adjustment of pension value to economic growth.

Following the indexation, the old-age pension will increase by 249 lei to 3,926 lei. At the same time, the minimum pension for people with full contribution period will be 2,778 lei.

"Compared to 2021, at the beginning of this Government's term, the average old-age pension increased from 2,067 to 3,926 lei, which is 90%, and the minimum pension increased from 1,143 to 2,778 lei, an increase of 143%. In both cases, the cumulative increase considerably exceeded inflation for the same period," the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection said earlier.

Pension indexation will be implemented for about 679,963 people, including 528,666 old-age pensioners and 98,823 disability pensioners.

In relation to the average net salary, the minimum pension increased from 16% to 25%: in early 2021, a pensioner with the minimum pension received 16% of the equivalent of the average net salary, and now - 25%.

The government also launched a program in December 2023 that paid a one-off payment of 3,000 lei for 56 thousand pensioners who were born before 1945 and have a pension of less than 3,000 lei.