Types of public pension, etc. Basic retirement pension (2)

For those of a certain age or older, there is a transitional measure that satisfies the basic age pension qualification period of 25 years or more under the conventional employee pension system (Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin), mutual aid pension), but in the following cases, the period of qualification for receiving the basic age pension is shortened according to the date of birth.

• Exceptions for those born before April 1, 1951

• Exceptions for those born before April 1, 1956

1.Exceptions for those born before April 1, 1951
For those born before April 1, 1951, men are 40 years old and women are 35 years old or older and Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) are 35 years old or older (excluding the period during which they joined the mutual aid association) are eligible for the basic retirement pension.

※1.This is a special case for middle-aged and elderly people. In this case, Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) has been enrolled for 20 years.

Under the former Employees' Pension Insurance Act, an old-age pension is paid for insured persons after the age of 40 (35 for women) for more than 15 years.
However, as shown in the table above, the qualification period is gradually extended from those born on or after April 2, 1947, and it is 20 years from those born on or after April 2, 1951. It will be treated the same as the general insured.

2.Exceptions for those born before April 1, 1956
If you were born before April 1, 1956, you will be eligible for the basic retirement pension if you have been enrolled in the Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) or Mutual Aid Association for more than a certain period depending on your date of birth.

This represents the basic qualification period for old-age benefits under the Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) Mutual Aid Association system.
This special period will be gradually extended from those under the age of 34 on the enforcement date, and from those under the age of 30, the basic qualification period will be 25 years, but when the new system is implemented, a new pension system will be newly added. Even so, it is a transitional measure that is designed to satisfy the qualification period.

You may not be able to receive an old-age pension for a single period due to changes in your occupation and the short term of joining Employee Pension Plan (Kosei Nenkin) or National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin).
Therefore, the old-age pension can be received if the sum of each subscription period and the premium paid period is added, and the eligibility period (in principle, 10 years or more) is satisfied.

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