When you lose the qualification for pension, notification must be promptly made via telephone, etc. Note that a delay in the submission of this notification could lead to the overpayment of pension benefits and may require a refund later.
Pension benefits are paid until the month of the death of a person with the eligibility to receive pension benefits.
When a person with the eligibility to receive pension benefits dies, the eligibility will cease. For example, if such a person dies in November, benefits for October and November are paid in December. However, since the amount which was to be paid for December cannot be provided to the deceased, the payment will be made to his/her family. This payment is called incomplete pension payment.
If a person with the eligibility to receive pension dies, benefits are paid to the following family members who shared livelihood with the deceased (members of the same household).
(1) spouse (2) child(ren) (3) father and/or mother (4) grandchild(ren) (5) grandfather and/or grandmother (6) brother(s) and/or sister(s) (7) other family member(s) within the third degree other than (1) - (6)
1st degree |
Spouse of child, father/mother of spouse |
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2nd degree |
Spouse of grandchild, spouse of brother/sister, brother/sister of spouse, grandfather/grandmother of spouse |
3rd degree |
Great-grandchild, great-grandfather/great-grandmother, spouse of great-grandchild, niece/nephew, uncle/aunt, spouse of niece/nephew, spouse of uncle/aunt, great-grandfather/great-grandmother of spouse, niece/nephew of spouse, uncle/aunt of spouse |
Any family members within the third degree under the Civil Code other than the above, such as a child (ren) of a spouse from the previous marriage, are also included.
Note 1:
The recipient order for those who can receive incomplete pension payment apply to (1) - (7) above.
Note 2:
If there is a person with a higher priority for receiving the payment, persons with a lower priority cannot receive incomplete pension payment.
Note 3:
For spouses, a person who was in a de facto state of marriage with a deceased person who had eligibility to receive pension benefits, even though it has not been registered with the municipal district, is also included.
The eligibility to receive Survivors' Employees' (Mutual Aid) Pension benefits will cease if any of the following conditions are met, in addition to the death of a person with the eligibility to receive them.