Premium reductions and exemptions for National Health Insurance
Overview
Low-income households get a reduction of 70, 50 or 20 percent of the per-person premium, applied automatically once incomes are known. Children under six and children under 18 get reductions too, applied automatically. People who lost a job for company reasons, and households with a childbirth, must file an application. Income declarations must be filed on time, because premiums can no longer be changed after two years.
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- File your income declaration with the tax section or tax office, even if you have no income.
- For a job-loss reduction, bring your employment insurance eligibility certificate and an identity document.
- For a childbirth reduction, file the reduction form with your maternity handbook and identity document.
What to bring
- Employment insurance eligibility certificate (original), for job loss
- Maternity handbook, for childbirth
- Identity document
- Document showing My Number
- Proxy letter, if filed for another household
Where
Itabashi Ward Office
National Health Insurance and Pension Section, South Building 2nd floor, counter 22
Contact
National Health Insurance Qualification Section
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