About special collection of National Health Insurance premium from pension

Special collection means that the head of the household does not pay the National Health Insurance premium by fund transfer or payment slip (normal collection), but deducts the National Health Insurance premium from the public pension received by the head of the household in advance. It is a mechanism to pay.
In Long-term Care Insurance Premium and others aged 65 and over, special collection from the public pension, which is paid every two months, has already been carried out. However, due to the revision of the national system, the National Health Insurance premium will be collected from the pension in principle.

In principle, households that meet all of the following requirements (1) to (4) are subject to special collection from pension. (The base date is April 1.)
(1)The head of the household is enrolled in National Health Insurance, and all insured persons in the household are between 65 and 74 years old.
(2)The head of the household receives pension, which is subject to special collection, at least 180,000 yen per year.
(3)The head of the household, Long-term Care Insurance Premium, is specially collected from the public pension.
(4)The sum of national health insurance premiums and Long-term Care Insurance Premium for the year does not exceed half of the amount of public pension* received.
　※If you receive multiple pensions, you will be deducted from the highest priority pension as stipulated by Cabinet Order (even those who receive old Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) will take precedencepension below).
　[Priority of the Target Public pension] No. 1: Basic retirement pension No. 2: Old age and retirement pension 3rd place: disability pension and Survivor's Pensions
In the special collection of National Health Insurance premiums, Long-term Care Insurance Premium will be deducted from the same pension as the public pension.

From June to September of the year in which special collection starts, normal collection (*) is as before, and in October, December and February of the following year, the amount excluding the total amount of normal collection from the annual insurance premium is 3 Please divide into times and pay by special collection.
In April, June and August after the following fiscal year, the same amount as the payment amount in February of the previous fiscal year must be paid by special collection (this is called "temporary collection") In October, December and February of the following year, the amount obtained by subtracting the provisional collection total from the annual premium will be divided into three times and paid by special collection (main collection).

＊Payment by fund transfer or payment notice

The National Health Insurance premium amount will be determined in June, but households that will be specially collected from October will be judged in July according to legal requirements.
Therefore, in the “National Health Insurance Premium Decision Notice” sent in mid-June, all heads of household will be notified as “normal collection” (“fund transfer” or “payment notice”). Households subject to special collection will send a “National Health Insurance Premium Notice” again in mid-July and inform you that special collection will be made from October.
In addition, we do not notify in July about household which is not targeted for special collection and normal collection continues.

In principle, households that meet the requirements for special collection are subject to special collection from pension, but if you wish to pay by fund transfer, you can change the payment method. In that case, you will need to do so.
For more information, please contact your ward office Insurance and Pension Division.

• Depending on the method of payment, the total amount paid will not differ. In addition, due to laws and regulations, payment by payment slip cannot be selected.
• If you have not paid your National Health Insurance premium, you may not be able to accept your application.