News about Social insurance

Women who are not officially married will be eligible to receive maternity benefits calculated based on the income of the child’s father, provided he has acknowledged paternity and is an insured person. The government has approved these changes, eliminating disparities in the provision of social benefits based on the parents’ marital status.

Starting July 1, 2026, the National Social Insurance Fund of Moldova (NSIF) and the National Social Security Institute of Spain (INSS) will implement a system for the electronic exchange of forms and documents between the agencies responsible for providing social benefits to citizens.

Authorities claim that Moldova’s social protection system is “very generous” and covers citizens practically from the very beginning of their lives—even from the time they are in their mother’s womb. These statements were made at a meeting of the Public Finance Oversight Committee, which reviewed the implementation of the State Social Insurance Budget for 2025.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has submitted for public consultation a draft law concerning new rules for the assignment of pensions.

The National Social Insurance Fund closed the quarter with a surplus of 1,237.0 million lei. A similar situation was observed last year.

Acts on accidents at work with temporary loss of working capacity, which are completed by the employer and the State Labor Inspectorate, will be combined into one form.

In January-February 2026, the social fund’s revenues exceeded its expenses by 1,239 billion lei. As a result, the execution of the state social insurance budget was completed with a surplus.

The execution of the state social insurance budget in January – February 2026 ended with an excess of revenues over expenditures by 1,238.9 million lei.

The total income registered by freelancers in the first month of the new tax regime amounted to 1,795,696.20 lei, while the amount of the calculated single tax amounted to 269,354.43 lei, Logos Press reported.