Reduction of nursing care insurance premiums related to the new coronavirus infection

Reduction/exemption of long-term care insurance premiums related to the new coronavirus infection ended in fiscal year 2020 (March 31, 2020).
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• Regarding insurance premiums from 2019 to 2020, with payment deadlines set between February 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020, If you were unable to apply by March 31, 2020 due to unavoidable circumstances, please contact us.

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, people who meet certain requirements may be eligible for a reduction or exemption from paying nursing care insurance premiums. To receive a reduction or exemption, you must apply.

Those who fall under any of the following are eligible.

(1) Category 1 insured person whose main livelihood supporter in the household to which the person belongs died or suffered serious injury or illness due to the new coronavirus infection

(2) A Type 1 insured person who is expected to experience a decrease in the business income, real estate income, forest income, or employment income (hereinafter referred to as "business income, etc."; miscellaneous income and income from stock trading are not included) of the main breadwinner to whom the insured person belongs due to the effects of COVID-19, and who falls under the following items A and B:

A. The amount of decrease in any of the business income, etc. in 2020 (the amount after deducting the amount to be compensated by insurance money, damage compensation, etc.) is three-tenths or more of the amount of the business income, etc. in the previous year. thing.
(a) The total amount of income for the previous year other than income related to business income, etc. that is expected to decrease is 4 million yen or less.
(However, if the income related to the previous year's business income, etc., which is expected to decrease, is "0 yen", this reduction or exemption does not apply.)

Note : The term "main breadwinner of the household" here generally refers to the household member listed on the resident record who has the highest income in 2021.

Nursing care insurance premiums for 2020, with a payment deadline set between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020.

Please fill out the application form (see also the reduction/exemption determination flow on the back) and mail or bring it along with the attached documents to the Nursing Care Insurance Section, Elderly Welfare Division.

Note : From the perspective of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus infection, we ask for your cooperation in submitting by mail.
Note : Submitted attached documents will not be returned. Additionally, if there are any missing documents or incomplete information, we may contact you via the phone number listed on the application form and ask you to add additional documents.

Please prepare the attached documents depending on the reason for the reduction/exemption application. Applicable attached documents may be copies of the originals.

(1) Documents proving the reason for the decrease in business income, etc. Death → Death certificate Medical certificate Long-term hospitalization (more than 1 month) → Hospitalization certificate, etc. Unemployment → Certificate of separation from employment, employment insurance recipient card, etc. Suspension/Abolition → Significant loss of business, such as proof of suspension/closure → Significant decrease in income, such as accounting books, etc. showing details of loss → Pay slips, savings passbook into which salary is transferred, etc.

(2) Documents proving income status in 2021 related to business income, etc. Final tax return, withholding tax slip, income tax certificate such as pay slip, accounting books, etc. (Income includes non-taxable items) .)

The deadline is Friday, March 31, 2020.
Please apply as soon as possible.

• In order to determine exemption or exemption, it is necessary to confirm the income of all members of the household in the previous year, so all members of the household must be declared. If you have not yet filed your tax return, you will not be able to apply, so please apply after you have filed your tax return.

(For those whose only income was employment, there is no need to file a final tax return if the business has filed the tax return.)

• The exemption period is until March 31, 2020.
• Please be aware that even if you receive a refund of your insurance premiums as a result of applying for reduction or exemption, the amount will be applied to any unpaid past insurance premiums.
• It may take some time for the reduction or exemption decision to be made. In that case, you may receive a reminder letter before the reduction or exemption decision is made. We ask for your understanding in advance.
• If a false application is made, approval for reduction or exemption may be cancelled.