The amendments were adopted with 267 votes in favor and one abstention.
Persons that do volunteer work in emergency situations can now benefit from the disability pension as well.
Early retirees cannot benefit from income resulted from independent activities.
The amendments to the pension law were prompted by a recent case in which the Romanian state refused to grant a young woman her disability pension because she had earned money from publishing a book. The lower chamber is the decision-making forum regarding this bill.