Survivors' Basic Pension

If an insured person dies while contributing to National Pension, Survivors' Basic Pension is payable to the deceased person's spouse who takes care of the deceased person's dependent child(ren,) or the deceased person's dependent child(ren.)
An eligible child must be until 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.
To satisfy the contribution requirement, as of the previous day of the death, at least two-thirds of the deceased person's total coverage periods must be filled with contribution paid periods or contribution exempted periods (paid or exempted up to 2 months prior to the month of his/her death.) or if he/she dies in March 2026 or earlier, his/her contribution must have been paid or exempted for 12 consecutive months up to 2 months prior to the month of his/her death.

\1,071,000 /year (\831,700* + \239,300 (additional annual benefits for the first child**))

* \829,300 for a spouse of the deceased person born on or before April 1, 1956

** Additional annual benefits for the second and subsequent child are as follows;

• \239,300 for the second child
• \79,800 each for the third and subsequent child

\831,700 /year (basic amount)

If there are two eligible children, \239,300 is added to this basic amount and the total amount is divided evenly between the two. For the third or subsequent child, further \79,800 is added for each subsequent child and the grand benefits total is equally shared among all children.

You need to file “Application for Pension: Survivors’ Basic Pension under National Pension."
Documents to be attached are as follows;

• Document to prove relationship between the deceased person and the applicant, e.g. certified copy of Family Registry*
• Document to prove that the deceased person and the applicant lived in the same household*
• Proof of the applicant’s income*
• Copy of statements, passbook, or certificate of your bank account, as evidence of your bank account for benefits deposit**
• “Declaration of livelihood sharing and relationship,” if the deceased person and the applicant lived separately

* Date of documents should be after the date of death.

** If you reside outside Japan and wish to have your benefits deposited to your bank account outside Japan, you also need to submit “Notification of Registration (Change) of Address/Pension-receiving Financial Institution of Pension Recipient Residing Outside Japan.”

Additional documents are required if the cause of death is due to the actions of a third party (Contact JPS branch offices or pension consultation center in advance.)

If you reside in Japan, submit the application and documents to your nearest JPS branch office or pension consultation center. If you reside outside Japan, send it by post to the JPS branch office in charge of your latest place of residence in Japan or to the JPS Headquarters. See list of JPS branch offices.