Privilege for Korean Residents in Japan (13/15) -The dark side of Japanese villages

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Privileges for Koreans Living in Japan (13/15)

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【Social Security】

 Welfare Benefits for Elderly Foreigners (Disabled) Residents in Japan

After the Supreme Court's decision regarding the lack of pensions for disabled residents in Japan, the Japanese government demanded welfare benefits (the name varies across regions) from local governments. This request was made to local governments to provide benefits equivalent to the Old-Age Welfare Pension and Basic Disability Pension, which were provided to elderly Japanese residents who were unable to qualify for the National Pension System in 1961 (Showa 36) due to their advanced age. 

 This was done in 1986 after the nationality clause in the National Pension System was abolished (1982), and transitional measures were established to provide benefits to "resident foreigners who were already over 60 years of age and therefore unable to qualify for membership." The monthly payment amounts, roughly equivalent to the amount for Japanese residents receiving the Old-Age Welfare Pension, range from 5,000 to 30,000 yen (in the case of Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), and are paid to applicants who meet the requirements.[87]

 Like the Old-Age Welfare Pension, these welfare benefits are available to foreign residents who were unable to qualify for the National Pension System and are not exclusive to special permanent residents. In many cases, poor elderly foreign nationals who were eligible to join have been provided with welfare assistance (see #Receiving Welfare Assistance).

 Eligible recipients are primarily those who meet all of the following requirements (details vary by municipality).

　　Born before April 1, 1926 (Taisho 15).

　　Registered as a foreigner in Japan before January 1, 1982 (Showa 57).

　　Have been severely mentally or physically disabled before January 1, 1982 (in the case of disability welfare benefits).

　　Not receiving welfare assistance.

　　Not receiving a public pension.

　　Income for the previous year was below a certain amount (amount varies by municipality).

 (Note that elderly welfare benefits and disability welfare benefits cannot be received at the same time.)