National Pension Plan Payment: Exemption and Deferment of Payment

Eligibility: Persons whose previous year’s income was less than a determined amount and who have difficulties making national pension plan payments due to unemployment etc.

It will basically be judged by the previous year’s income of the applicant, householder, or spouse. *Those who are younger than 50 years old will be judged by the previous year’s income of the applicant and the spouse only.

To Apply: For more details, please contact your local ward office’s Kokumin nenkin-kakari, National Pension Plan Section

Inquiries: Health and Social Welfare Bureau, Health Insurance and Pension Division (045) 671-2418 (Japanese)

For your reference:

Exemption  (Japanese)  

Deferment of payment  (Japanese)