Expanding National Pension Dependent and Survivor Pension Eligibility... Disability Grade Criteria Changed from Level 2 to Level 3

Starting this September, more people with disabilities will be able to receive National Pension dependent family and survivor pensions.

On the 11th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will issue a legislative notice the following day for the revision of the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the National Pension Act, which include these changes.

The dependent family pension is paid to the highest priority among the spouse, children, and parents when they exist, and the survivor pension is paid to the highest priority among the spouse, children, parents, grandchildren, and grandparents when the subscriber or beneficiary passes away. Until now, children and others, excluding the spouse, had to meet age requirements or have a disability grade of level 2 or higher.

From now on, the disability certification standard will change from "disability grade level 2 or higher under the National Pension Act" to "severe disability according to the Disabled Welfare Act." A severe disability refers to a person corresponding to disability grade level 3 or higher.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to conduct the legislative notice for the Enforcement Decree until the 12th of next month, and for the Enforcement Rules until the 22nd of the same month.

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