Disability Basic Pension

You can receive the Disability Basic Pension when you have a certain level of disability (Grade 1 or Grade 2) which is specified by law. To qualify, the date of first medical or dental examination* must be during the periods as follows:

• You were covered by National Pension.
• You were younger than age 20 (not covered by public pension system.)
• You were between age 60 and 64 (not covered by public pension system) and resided in Japan.

* Date of first medical or dental examination means the date when you received first medical examination by a doctor or dentist for your sickness or injury which caused a disability.

In addition, you must satisfy either one of the two following contribution payment requirements as of the previous day of the date of your first medical examination.

1. At least two-thirds of the past periods of public pension coverage (i.e. National Pension and Employees’ Pension Insurance) are filled with your contribution-paid periods and contribution-exempted periods (paid or exempted up to 2 months prior to your first medical examination month.)
2. You are under age 65 on the date of your first medical examination, and you have paid contributions or you were exempted from the contribution payments for 12 consecutive months up to 2 months prior to your first medical examination month.

Grade 1 Disability Basic Pension: \1,039,625* / year
Grade 2 Disability Basic Pension: \831,700** / year

• \239,300 each for your first and second child***
• \79,800 each for your third and subsequent child***

* \1,036,625 for a beneficiary born on or before April 1, 1956

** \829,300 for a beneficiary born on or before April 1, 1956

*** Additional annual benefits are paid when you have eligible dependent child(ren.) Eligible dependent children must be under age 18 (until first March 31 after his/her 18th birthday) or age 20 if he/she has a certain grade of disability specified by pension law.

You need to file "Application for Pension: Disability Basic Pension under National Pension" at the municipal office of your place of residence. If your first date of medical examination belongs to the period when you were a Category Ⅲ insured person, you need to file the application to your nearest JPS branch office or pension consultation center.

Documents to be attached are as follows;

• Official document which shows your Basic Pension Number, e.g. Basic Pension Number Notice and Pension Handbook
• Certified extract copy of your Family Registry
• Certificate of diagnoses issued by your medical doctor
• Your report on your medical history and on how your disability affect your work / everyday life
• Other documents if needed for individual cases

When you submit documents written in language other than Japanese (e.g. certificate of diagnoses,) attach a translation in Japanese, bearing the name of the translator.
Contact the municipal office or JPS branch office to find about specific documents, which may vary depending on your conditions. If you reside outside Japan, contact JPS branch office in charge of your latest place of residence in Japan (See list of JPS branch offices.)