Frequently Asked Questions (National Pension)

QuestionPlease tell me about the National Pension death lump-sum payment.

Response

If a person who has paid contributions for 36 months or more as a Type 1 insured person (including months counted as partially exempt) dies without receiving either the old-age basic Pension or the disability basic Pension, and their surviving family members are unable to receive the survivor's basic Pension, a payment will be made to the surviving family members who were living together with the deceased.

Eligible Survivors and Their Order

1. Spouse
2. Child
3. Parents
4. Grandchild
5. Grandparents
6. Siblings

Necessary Items

If the applicant is in the same household as the deceased

1. Family Register
   • If the applicant and the deceased are in the same family register
     Applicant's family register copy (after the date of death, showing the relationship with the deceased)
   • If the applicant is on a different family register from the deceased
     Combination of the "applicant's family register copy" and the "deceased's family register removal copy" (must be after the date of death and show the relationship between the two)
2. Certificate of Residence of the requester
   (Must be issued after the date of death, containing information for the requester and all household members, and must include "registered domicile," "head of household," "relationship," and "changes")
3. Certificate of Residence for Deceased
   (Issued after the date of death, showing the registered domicile and relationship)
4. Depositor's Savings Passbook
5. Notification of Basic Pension Number and Pension Handbook for Deceased Individuals
6. Identity verification documents of the applicant (My Number Card, driver's license, etc.)

Note: By entering the applicant's My Number, you can omit the submission of items 2 and 3.

If the applicant is from a different household than the deceased

1. Family Register
   • If the applicant and the deceased are in the same family register
     Applicant's family register copy (after the date of death, showing the relationship with the deceased)
   • If the applicant is on a different family register from the deceased
     Combination of the "applicant's family register copy" and the "deceased's family register removal copy" (must be after the date of death and show the relationship between the two)
2. Certificate of Residence of the requester
   (Must be issued after the date of death, containing information for the requester and all household members, and must include "registered domicile," "head of household," "relationship," and "changes")
3. Certificate of Residence for Deceased
   (Issued after the date of death, showing the registered domicile and relationship)
4. Depositor's Savings Passbook
5. Notification of Basic Pension Number and Pension Handbook for Deceased Individuals
6. Certificate of Living Expenses and Same Household (Documents proving third-party certification or same household relationship are required)
7. Identity verification documents of the applicant (My Number Card, driver's license, etc.)

Note: By entering the applicant's My Number, you can omit the submission of items 2 and 3.

Procedure Location

Fuchu Pension Office or City Hall Insurance and Pension Division

Statute of Limitations

Claims cannot be made after 2 years from the date of death.

Eligible Survivors and Their Order

1. Spouse
2. Child
3. Parents
4. Grandchild
5. Grandparents
6. Siblings

Contact Information

Insurance and Pension Division Phone 042-378-2111 Extension 142, 143
Fuchu Pension Office
Postal Code 183-8505
Address 2-12-2 Fuchucho, Fuchu City
Phone 042-361-1011