Types of public pension, etc. Widows' pensions

If a husband who qualifies for the basic age pension dies without receiving National Pension Plan (Kokumin Nenkin), the wife is paid in place of the husband until the age of 60 to 65. It is also called "pension of the Connection" until his wife receives pension.
If both a widow's pension and a lump-sum death payment apply, select one of them.

• Requirements for receiving a widow's pension

• pension of widow's pension

• Forfessibility and suspension of payment

Widows' pension claims

• The deceased husband must have a premium payment period (including exemption period) of 10 years or more only for the first insured period (including the voluntary insured period)
• The marriage period with the deceased husband must be at least 10 years
• Having a living relationship with the deceased husband at the time of death
• The deceased husband has not received an old age basic pension or Disability Basic Pension

It is three-quarters of the old-age basic pension that the husband should have received (excluding the additional pension portion).

Foresight
The entitlement of the widow's pension expires when the deceased wife falls under any of the following:

1. When they reach the age of 65
2. When he died
3. When married
4. When an adopted child other than a direct relative or a diameter marriage (including a de facto adoption relationship)

Suspension of payment
The widow's pension will be suspended for six years from the date of death if the Labor Standards Law is compensated for the death.

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

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