The pension point increases, starting from January 1, 2023, to 1,785 lei, i.e. by 12.5%, compared to 2022, according to the train decree. The amount of social assistance for pensioners is also increasing from 1,000 to 1,125 lei.

Material assistance to some pensioners

Pensioners with an income of less than 3,000 lei will receive assistance in two installments, i.e. in January and October.

They will receive:

• 1,000 lei if the monthly income is up to 1,500 lei inclusive;

• 800 lei if the monthly income is from 1,501 lei to 2,000 lei inclusive;

• 600 lei if the monthly income is from 2,001 lei to 3,000 lei inclusive.

How much money will pensioners receive in January from this assistance

Since there are two payments, the above amounts will be split into two parts. Thus, in January the amounts will be:

• in the amount of 500 lei, if the level of monthly income is up to 1,500 lei inclusive;

• in the amount of 400 lei, if the level of monthly income is from 1,501 lei to 2,000 lei inclusive;

• in the amount of 300 lei, if the monthly income level is from 2,001 lei to 3,000 lei inclusive.

In the case of pensioners who receive a pension in connection with the loss of a breadwinner, financial assistance is assigned to each one separately.

They will receive the second half in October.

It should be noted that the maximum amounts are taken into account after increasing the pension score. If there are people who (theoretically) in 2022, for example, fell under the ceiling of 2,000 lei, they will now exceed it, so they will receive 300 lei in January and 300 lei in October.

What is meant by the monthly income, according to which the benefit is assigned

By the term monthly income, according to the Ordinance on Trains (OG 168/2022), the authorities mean:

• income from pensions assigned in the state pension system, paid in January 2023, respectively October 2023;

• income from pensions assigned in systems not integrated into the state pension system, paid in January 2023, respectively October 2023;

• income from rights granted under special laws, excluding income from allowances granted to persons provided for by the Law of Gratitude for the Victory of the Romanian Revolution in December 1989, for the Anti-Communist Workers’ Uprising in Brasov from November 1987 and for the Anti-Communist Workers’ Uprising in Valea Jiului – Lupeni – August 1977 and income from rights granted to the disabled, veterans and war widows

• income from social assistance to pensioners

• income from wages

How military pensions will increase from January 1, 2023

For the listed state military pensions, as well as for those established before December 31, 2017, additionally (except for 5.1%) are indexed by position:

• up to and including 3,000 lei, indexed by 7.4%, not exceeding 3,154 lei;

• from 3,001 lei to 4,400 lei inclusive, indexed by 5.1%, not exceeding 4,573 lei;

• from 4,401 lei to 5,800 lei inclusive, indexed by 3.9%, not exceeding 5,981 lei;

• from 5,801 lei to 7,200 lei inclusive, indexed by 3.1%, not exceeding 7,388 lei;

• between 7,201 lei and 8,600 lei, it is indexed by 2.6%, not exceeding 8,782 lei;

• from 8,601 lei to 10,000 lei, indexed by 2.1%, not exceeding 10,000 lei.

For state military pensions, assigned from January 1, 2018, the gross amounts by position are additionally indexed:

• up to and including 3,000 lei is indexed by 3.8%, not exceeding 3,076 lei;

• from 3,001 lei to 4,400 lei inclusive, it is indexed by 2.5%, not exceeding 4,485 lei;

• from 4,401 lei to 5,800 lei inclusive, indexed by 1.9%, not exceeding 5,888 lei;

• from 5,801 lei to 7,200 lei inclusive, indexed by 1.5%, not exceeding 7,295 lei;

• between 7,201 lei and 8,600 lei, it is indexed by 1.3%, not exceeding 8,687 lei;

• from 8,601 lei to 10,000 lei, it is indexed by 1%, not exceeding 10,000 lei.