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Types of public pension, etc.

Last Updated November 28, 2024

From October 2015, the mutual aid pension was unified to Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) (outside site)
※Each mutual aid association (group) will continue to provide pensions, etc.

  1. Old-age pension
  2. disability pension
  3. Survivor's Pension
  4. Special disability benefits
  5. Others
  6. Major procedures for those receiving pension

In order to receive benefits from old age from the public pension system, you must have a qualification period of at least 10 years in principle.

About old-age pension
 Type of benefitExplanation
(1)Basic retirement pension

As a general rule, those who have a qualification period of 10 years or more will be paid from the age of 65. Even if you are 60 years old, you can receive it if you wish, but it will be reduced at a certain rate.

(2)Old Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin)

As a general rule, it is paid from the age of 65.
(Depending on your date of birth, you will receive a specially-paid old-age Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) before the age of 65.)
※From fiscal 2007, if you wish, you can withdraw from the age of 65 and receive pension, which has been increased at a certain rate.

About disability pension
 Type of benefitExplanation
(1)Disability Basic Pension

You will be paid if you are in National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) or are ill or injured before the age of 20 and have a certain level of disability.

(2)Disability welfare pension

It is paid when the insured person in Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) becomes disabled due to illness or injury on first visit (Shoshin) Day.

Survivor's Pension
 Type of benefitExplanation
(1)Basic pension for survivors

If a member of the National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin) or a person who satisfies the basic age pension qualification period dies, it will be paid to a spouse or child who has lived together.

(2)Survivor's Employees' Pension

It will be paid to survivors who have the same livelihood.

About special disability benefit system
Type of benefitExplanation
Special disability benefits

This is a welfare measure for persons with disabilities who were unable to receive Disability Basic Pension, etc. because they did not voluntarily join the National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin).

Others
 Type of benefitExplanation
(1)Widow's pension

If a husband who satisfies the basic age pension qualification period dies without receiving pension, his wife who has been married for more than 10 years will be paid between the ages of 60 and 65.

(2)Lump sum of National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin)

There is a lump sum death payment and a lump-sum withdrawal payment for short-term foreign residents.

(3)Unpaid pension

pension is paid to the bereaved when pension, which was supposed to be paid to the deceased, remains.

Inquiries regarding procedures

Please contact Insurance and Pension Division National Pension Plan Section in your ward office.

Contact information for each ward office Insurance and Pension Division National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin)
Ward officePhone numberFaxE-Mail address
Tsurumi Ward045-510-1802045-510-1898tr-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Kanagawa Ward045-411-7121045-411-7088kg-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Nishi Ward045-320-8421045-322-2183ni-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Naka Ward045-224-8311045-224-8309na-hknkquestion@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Minami Ward045-341-1129045-341-1131mn-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Konan Ward045-847-8421045-845-8413kn-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Hodogaya Ward045-334-6332045-334-6334ho-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Asahi Ward045-954-6131045-954-5784as-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Isogo Ward045-750-2421045-750-2544is-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Kanazawa Ward045-788-7831045-788-0328kz-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Kohoku Ward045-540-2346045-540-2355ko-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Midori Ward045-930-2337045-930-2347md-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Aoba Ward045-978-2331045-978-2417ao-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Tsuzuki Ward  045-948-2331045-948-2339tz-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Totsuka Ward045-866-8441045-866-8419to-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Sakae Ward045-894-8420045-895-0115sa-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Izumi Ward045-800-2421045-800-2512iz-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Seya Ward045-367-5721045-362-2420se-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.lg.jp

Inquiries to this page

Insurance and Pension Division, Health and Social Welfare Bureau Life and Welfare Department

Telephone: 045-671-2418

Telephone: 045-671-2418

Fax: 045-664-0403 (For inquiries regarding procedures, please contact the ward office above)

Email address: kf-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.jp

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