Over 80,000 people have started to receive bigger pensions  after the pension reform. According to the Labor Ministry, the retirement allocation has grown with 130 lei, on average, and with over 225 lei as regards the disability pension.

The people having retired in 2005 got a hike of 105 lei, while the ones having retired in 2008 - 190 lei.  The disability allocation calculated in 2005 has increased with over 250 lei, while the one calculated in 2008 --  with almost 360 lei.  

By April 1, next year, the pensions of the retired in 2009 – 2011 will grow. In 2019 – the pensions of the retired in 2012 - 2014, and in 2020 – for the people retiring in 2015 - 2017.

There are over 700,000 age and disability pensioners in this country.