România’s Largest Special Pension Is 67,000 Lei Monthly, Says CNPP Head

On November 13, 2026, Ziare.com reported that Romania’s largest special pension reached 67,000 lei monthly, paid to a former magistrate.

Valentina Robu, president of the National House of Public Pensions (CNPP), discussed the figure and the upcoming pension adjustments in an exclusive interview with Antena 3 CNN.

The state currently allocates 209 milioane de lei monthly for approximately 12,000 service pensions across six distinct categories, according to data from Newsweek România. Over 73% of this expenditure—amounting to 153 de milioane de lei each month—is covered directly by the state budget as a non-contributive subsidy, while the remaining funds come from the social insurance fund, as detailed by Ziare.com.

In September 2026, the total number of service pension beneficiaries recorded by the CNPP reached 12,003 individuals, representing an increase of eight persons compared to the previous month, according to data centralized by the CNPP and cited by Agerpres.

Among all active beneficiaries, 7.934 individuals receive a pension originating from the State Social Insurance Budget (BASS) based on contributivity. Data provided by the CNPP also shows that certain recipients left active employment at ages significantly lower than standard public system thresholds, reaching a record low retirement age of 49 years.

Robu Explică Modul De Calculare a Pensiilor Speciale

Robu explained to Antena 3 CNN that every eligible recipient undergoes a dual calculation, splitting the pension between the public insurance budget and the state budget. “Din această sumă, mare parte este necontributivă,” Robu told Antena 3 CNN, noting that the largest payout sits in the magistrate sector at roughly 67,000 lei per month.

Data compiled by Jurnalul shows that in September 2026, retired judges and prosecutors holding pensions under Law no. 303/2022 formed the largest group of beneficiaries at 5,875 individuals.

This category also recorded the highest average service pension at 25,682 lei, with 7,617 lei funded from the state social insurance budget and 22,545 lei drawn from the state budget, according to Agerpres data cited by Newsweek România. Out of these 5,875 judicial beneficiaries, 2,541 individuals also featured a contributive component paid through the State Social Insurance Budget.

776 persons received benefits under Law no. 216/2015 concerning the granting of service pensions to members of Romania’s diplomatic and consular corps, a group where 683 individuals also held a BASS pension component and the average pension stood at 7,062 lei, including 3,061 lei supported by the state budget.

January 2027 Adjustments

Regarding the upcoming changes for the start of the year, Robu said that the institution is currently awaiting an official normative act published in the Official Gazette to confirm the exact indexation percentage before updating pension rights for January 2027, as reported by Antena 3 CNN.

“We are awaiting an official normative act published in the Official Gazette to confirm the exact indexation percentage before updating pension rights for January 2027, as reported by Antena 3 CNN. “We are awaiting an official normative act published in the Official Gazette to confirm the exact indexation percentage before updating pension rights for January 2027, as reported by Antena 3 CNN.””