National Pension Scheme payments by students（学生納付特例制度）

Those aged 20 or over are required to enroll in the National Pension Scheme. This is the case even for students.
However, there is a special system for National Pension Scheme payments by students, by which the payments can be postponed if the individual’s income is below a certain level.

Availability（対象）

Current students at educational facilities specified by the School Education Act whose income for the previous year is below a certain level are eligible to apply for postponements. These educational facilities include universities (graduate schools), colleges, high schools, specialist high schools, vocational schools, and other schools (the enrolled course being one year or more). The upper income limit for the previous year’s income is 1,280,000 yen, but this amount may differ if the student has dependent relatives, social insurance deductions, etc.

Application（申請方法）

To apply, please take the application form to the National Health Insurance and Pension Division (国保年金課), or to a branch office or sub-branch office of the City Office.

※If you have a My Number card, you can apply via the Myna Portal site.
※If you received an application form (a postcard) from the Japan Pension Service, please fill in the postcard with the necessary details and return it.
※The period during which you were judged eligible for the special system of payments for students is included in the period for which you will be eligible to receive pension payments, but it is not included in the calculation of the pension amount you will receive in the future. If it is within ten years, you can make additional payments to retroactively pay the pension premiums for the period during which you were judged eligible for the special system of payments, and increase the amount of pension you will receive.

・Kure Pension Office (Kure Nenkin Jimusho, 呉年金事務所): 0823-22-1691

・National Health Insurance and Pension Division(Kokuho-nenkin-ka, 国保年金課) : 082-420-0933
Location: 1F Main building