Sickness and Injury Benefits/Accident and Sickness Allowance
- Japanese
- 傷病手当金
This will be paid when you cannot work due to sickness or injury that was caused outside of the work place.
Benefits, Systems
Benefit period:
The benefit will commence being paid from 3 days after the day you cannot work due to the sickness or injury and has a maximum time period of 1 year and 6 months, after this time period - the payments will cease.
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Requirements
Adjustment with other benefits
When Maternity Leave Allowance is paid at the same time, the sickness/ injury benefit will not be paid. However, if the amount of the Sickness and Injury benefit is higher than the maternity benefit, the difference will be paid.
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Benefit Value
The amount of Sickness and Injury Benefits you can receive is calculated on the below:
Standard Monthly Remuneration (recent 12 months of average Standard Monthly Remuneration)/30days*2/3 = the amount of benefit per day.
※Either of the following lower options will be applied when the insured period is less than 12 months.
① Average of Standard Monthly Remuneration in the insured period.
② Average of Standard Monthly Remuneration for all insured persons (Everyone who are joinging social insurance) of the insurance they belong
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Application
Application
- Application (requires employer and doctor certification)
- Injury cause report (in the case of an injury)
- Documents that have the name and location of your previous work places, and show the period that you worked for them (only applies to those who have changed their work place within 12 months before the payments will start).
- A copy of the family register that shows the relationship with the person, etc. (only applies when the person dies and another family member makes a request on their behalf)
You will need to attach either of the following documents if you do not know your health insurance number:
① A copy of a document that has your 'My Number'
※ You may need more documents if you are receiving pension or Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance.
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Others (Note,important Points, Points)
★This is taxable income.
★It will be paid if the conditions are met even after disqualification such as retirement/resignation.
- Being an insured person for one year or more by the day before the day when you lost your qualification as an insured person.
- Being paid Sickness and Injury Benefits at the time of disqualification
- You are receiving the benefits on a continual basis
★Sickness and Injury Benefits do not exist for individuals covered by National Health Insurance